BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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In the above E. coli cell, with high glucose and low lactose levels, what happens at the operator?
- low lactose causes activation of a repressor protein, allowing it to detach from the operator
- low lactose causes inactivation of a repressor protein, allowing it to detach from the operator
- low lactose causes activation of a repressor protein, allowing it to bind to the operator
- low lactose causes inactivation of a repressor protein, allowing it to bind to the operator
- all of the above
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- Please match the following definitions to the correct terms B-galactosidase [ Choose ] lactose permease [ Choose ] Lac I [ Choose ] Lac Y [ Choose ] operator [Choose ] Lạc Z [ Choose ] operon [ Choose ] trans-acting [ Choose ] cis-acting [ Choose ] negative regulation [ Choose ] > > > > > >arrow_forwardThe catabolite activator protein (CAP) Which is the correct choice from the options below? is a second repressor molecule that can prevent transcription from the lac promoter. needs the co-repressor cAMP to bind to the lac operator. binds DNA only when associated with cAMP. cannot bind DNA when bound to the allosteric inhibitor cAMP. a and b, but not c or darrow_forwardIn the lac operon (above), what happens when glucose levels are low, but lactose levels increase? the repressor protein is detached from the operator, and transcription is not initiated the repressor protein is attached to the operator, and transcription is not initiated the repressor protein is detached from the operator, and transcription is initiated the repressor protein is attached to the operator, and transcription is initiated. Check all of the above occur at equal rates when glucose levels are low but lactose levels are higharrow_forward
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