Suppose that a new mutation lacIes, ('es' stands for ‘extra-strength’) has been discovered in the lac operon that allows the lac-repressor to bind even to the lacOc operator. Other properties of lacIes repressor remain normal (that is the same as of lacI+). Given this genotype Is P+ Oc Z+ Y- / Ies P+ O+ Z+ Y+ , under which conditions will the gene lacZ be transcribed to produce β-galactosidase and the gene lacY transcribed to produce permease? A) With lactose, β-galactosidase and permease are produced, without lactose they are not produced B) With lactose, β-galactosidase is produced, without lactose it is not; permease is never produced C) β-galactosidase is always produced and permease is never produced D) With lactose, β-galactosidase and permease are produced, without lactose they are also produced E) β-galactosidase is always produced and permease is produced only in the presence of lactose
Gene Interactions
When the expression of a single trait is influenced by two or more different non-allelic genes, it is termed as genetic interaction. According to Mendel's law of inheritance, each gene functions in its own way and does not depend on the function of another gene, i.e., a single gene controls each of seven characteristics considered, but the complex contribution of many different genes determine many traits of an organism.
Gene Expression
Gene expression is a process by which the instructions present in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are converted into useful molecules such as proteins, and functional messenger ribonucleic (mRNA) molecules in the case of non-protein-coding genes.
Suppose that a new mutation lacIes, ('es' stands for ‘extra-strength’) has been discovered in the lac operon that allows the lac-repressor to bind even to the lacOc operator. Other properties of lacIes repressor remain normal (that is the same as of lacI+). Given this genotype Is P+ Oc Z+ Y- / Ies P+ O+ Z+ Y+ , under which conditions will the gene lacZ be transcribed to produce β-galactosidase and the gene lacY transcribed to produce permease?
A) With lactose, β-galactosidase and permease are produced, without lactose they are not produced
B) With lactose, β-galactosidase is produced, without lactose it is not; permease is never produced
C) β-galactosidase is always produced and permease is never produced D) With lactose, β-galactosidase and permease are produced, without lactose they are also produced
E) β-galactosidase is always produced and permease is produced only in the presence of lactose
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