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Concept introduction: Operons are the set of genes containing a promoter and one or more operator that helps to control the transcription process. A type of operon called lac operon which can occur in the bacteria is used to
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- Prokaryotes are lacking in their DNA sequence. A. introns В. еxons. C. promoter sites D. operonsarrow_forwardIf glucose is absent, but lactose is available, the lac operon will be _______ A. activated B. repressed C. activated, but only partially D. mutatedarrow_forwardRetroviruses such as HIV, Herpesviruses, and Hepatitis B can be effectively inhibited by _____. Mark all that apply: A. inhibition of cell wall synthesis B. inhibition of ergosterol C. disruption of the ETS in infected cells D. nucleoside analogs such as acyclovirarrow_forward
- 6. _____ is a DNA sequence. 1.Coactivator 2.Corepressor 3.Enhancer 4. Inducer 5.Transactivatorarrow_forwardThe lac operon is usually in the ________ position and is activatedby a/an ________ molecule.a. on, repressor b. off, inducer c. on, inducer d. off, repressorarrow_forwardb. c. spores d. all of the above e. none of the above 4. Concerning the lac operon, activation of the protein called CAP by CAMP will enable the complex CAP-CAMP to bind to the a. promoter b. terminator c. activator-binding site d. operator e. coding sequence 5. Bacteria are excellent model organisms for genetic studies, and mutations often result in observable phenotypic changes because a. of their rapid growth b. they are haploid organisms c. they can be studied in relatively inexpensive experiments d. they have a diploid genome e. their phenotypic changes can also be affected by environmental factorsarrow_forward
- In prokaryotes, the trp operon is under ________ that ________ prevents RNA polymerase from binding. a. negative regulation; biochemically b. negative regulation; physically c. positive regulation; biochemicallyarrow_forwardIn order for the lac operon to be triggered, lactose must be present and ________. a. cAMP levels low b. glucose stores depleted c. glucose levels higharrow_forwardIf glucose is absent, but so is lactose, the lac operon will be ________. a. activated b. repressed c. activated, but only partially d. mutatedarrow_forward
- Proteins that influence RNA synthesis by binding directly to DNA are called_____ . a. promoters c. operators b. transcription factors d. enhancersarrow_forwardd. give an example of an operon that is under negative control e. repressor f. give an example of a repressor molecule g. activator h. give an example of an activatorarrow_forwardIn prokaryotes, structural proteins in a single biochemical pathway are usually found as a(n) ________ within the genome. a. cluster b. polycistronic transcript c. operonarrow_forward
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