Which of the following statements about the lactose operon in E. coli is FALSE? Choose an answer below: It contains the genes that encode the proteins for lactose metabolism. Its transcription is induced when allolactose binds to the lac repressor. It contains a promoter and an operator. It is strongly transcribed when lactose is present in the medium and glucose is absent. none of the above

Which of the following statements about the lactose operon in E. coli is FALSE? Choose an answer below: It contains the genes that encode the proteins for lactose metabolism. Its transcription is induced when allolactose binds to the lac repressor. It contains a promoter and an operator. It is strongly transcribed when lactose is present in the medium and glucose is absent. none of the above

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Chapter14: Gene Regulation

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Problem 9TYU: A mutation that inactivates the repressor gene of the lac operon results in (a) the continuous...

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A mutation that inactivates the repressor gene of the lac operon results in (a) the continuous transcription of the structural genes (b) no transcription of the structural genes (c) the binding of the repressor to the operator (d) no production of RNA polymerase (e) no difference in the rate of transcription
Which of the following statements about the lactose operon in E. coli is TRUE? It contains the genes that encode the proteins for lactose metabolism. Its transcription is blocked when allolactose binds to the lac repressor. It contains a promoter, an operator and an attenuator. It is barely transcribed, when lactose is present in the medium and glucose is absent. It is transcribed at very high levels, when lactose is absent, and glucose is present.
Which of the following conditions is most likely to result in an increase rate of transcription of the lac operon? when lactose is present AND the repressor is permanently attached to the operator when lactose is present and there is high levels of glucose when lactose is absent and there are low levels of glucose when lactose is present and there are low levels of glucose
Which of the following statements about the trp operon is false? If a mutation in region 2 prevents the formation of the 2 + 3 loop in the 5’UTR transcription levels will increase. The trp operon is an example of negative repressible operon. Formation of the anti-terminator in the 5’UTR of the trp operon occurs when trp levels are low. In the presence of high trp-tRNA, the genes of the trp operon are not expressed. The role of trp is to bind to the repressor protein and activate it.
All of the following statements about the repressor of the lac operon of E. coli are true EXCEPT which one? O A. The repressor is the product of a regulatory gene i The repressor binds to the operator region of the DNA of the lac OB. operon. The repressor is a protein. OC. The repressor interacts with the operator in such a way as to OD. prevent translation of beta-galactosidase. The repressor can combine with lactose to form a OE. complex that will no longer bind to the operator region. QUESTION 32 The amino acid which is a precursor of serotonin is Histidine OA. O B. Tyrosine O C. Glutamate D. Tryptophan O E. none of the above
How does the repressor protein contribute to selective expression of the structural genes Z, Y, and A in the lac operon? The repressor protein is only expressed when lactose is present. The repressor is always expressed. It blocks transcription when lactose is present. The repressor is always expressed. It allows transcription when lactose is absent. The repressor is always expressed. It blocks transcription when lactose is absent. The repressor protein is only expressed when lactose is absent.
Which of the following statements about the control of genes involved in galactose metabolism in yeast is FALSE? Choose one of the answers below The genes coding for enzymes acting in the gal system are organized in an operon. The system involves a transcription activator. The system involves a transcription repressor. The presence of galactose sequesters the repressor in the cytoplasm. none of the above
Given the Table below concerning the lac operon, match the letter with what would be occurring for each scenario. Repressor is bound to the operator, cAMP complex is bound and transcription is prevented. Allolactose is bound to the repressor, cAMP complex is bound, and transcription is prevalent. Allolactose is bound to the repressor, cAMP complex is not assembled, and transcription is slow Repressor is bound to the operator, cAMP complex is not assembled, and transcription is prevented.
consider the fec operon of Staphylococcus madeupiddis, which encodes an iron citrate uptake system. The fec operon promoter, called “Pfec”, is normally off when no regulators are bound to it (like the lac operon promoter). The activator FecA senses iron citrate and brings the appropriate enzyme to Pfec to start fec transcription when iron citrate levels are high. The repressor FecB senses free iron atoms and prevents fec transcription when free iron levels are high by binding to an operator between the promoter and structural genes. Considering the fecoperon described above, under which conditions would the operon be off? Choose all that apply. Low levels of free iron and high levels of citrate High levels of free iron and low levels of citrate High levels of free iron and high levels of citrate Low levels of free iron and low levels of citrate
consider the fec operon of Staphylococcus madeupiddis, which encodes an iron citrate uptake system. The fec operon promoter, called “Pfec”, is normally off when no regulators are bound to it (like the lac operon promoter). The activator FecA senses iron citrate and brings the appropriate enzyme to Pfec to start fec transcription when iron citrate levels are high. The repressor FecB senses free iron atoms and prevents fec transcription when free iron levels are high by binding to an operator between the promoter and structural genes. Considering the fec operon described above, which mutation would result in the operon being off under all conditions? Deletion of the operator where the repressor FecB binds to the DNA Deletion of the gene encoding the repressor FecB None of these mutations would result in the operon being off under all conditions Deletion of the gene encoding the activator FecA
Regulation of the E. coli trp operon by attenuation requires the trp repressor protein. prevents transcription of the trp operon structural genes in response to high levels of charged tryptophan TRNAS. occurs because tryptophan binds to the trp repressor. prevents transcription of the trp operon structural genes in the presence of high levels of glucose.
The lac operon has which of the following characteristics? O 1) usually requires an activator protein bound to the promoter to be transcribed. O 2) is inactive in the presence of lactose. O 3) is active in the presence of a repressor. O 4) Is a constitutively active operator. O5) is only active in the presence of lactose.