Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14.3, Problem 1COMQ
When tryptophan binds to trp repressor, this causes trp repressor to __________ to the
operator and ________ transcription.
a. bind, inhibit
b. not bind, inhibit
c. bind, activate
d. not bind, activate
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 14.1 - 1. A repressor is a __________ that _________...Ch. 14.1 - 2. Which of the following combinations will cause...Ch. 14.2 - 1. What is an operon?
a. A site in the DNA where...Ch. 14.2 - The binding of _______ to lac repressor causes lac...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 3COMQCh. 14.2 - How does exposing an E. coli cell to glucose...Ch. 14.3 - When tryptophan binds to trp repressor, this...Ch. 14.3 - During attenuation, when tryptophan levels are...Ch. 14.3 - Operons involved with the biosynthesis of...Ch. 14.4 - 1. Translation can be regulated by
a....
Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 14.5 - 1. For a riboswitch that controls transcription,...Ch. 14 - 1. What is the difference between a constitutive...Ch. 14 - In general, why is it important to regulate genes?...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3CONQCh. 14 - Transcriptional regulation often involves a...Ch. 14 - An operon is repressible-a small effector molecule...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6CONQCh. 14 - 7. What is enzyme adaptation? From a genetic point...Ch. 14 - Prob. 8CONQCh. 14 - Prob. 9CONQCh. 14 - Prob. 10CONQCh. 14 - Mutations may have an effect on the expression of...Ch. 14 - 12. Would a mutation that inactivated lac...Ch. 14 - Prob. 13CONQCh. 14 - 14. As shown in Figure 14.12, four regions within...Ch. 14 - 15. As described in Chapter 13, enzymes known as...Ch. 14 - 16. The combination of a 3–4 stem-loop and a...Ch. 14 - 17. Mutations in tRNA genes can create tRNAs that...Ch. 14 - Prob. 18CONQCh. 14 - Prob. 19CONQCh. 14 - A species of bacteria can synthesize the amino...Ch. 14 - 21. Using three examples, describe how allosteric...Ch. 14 - How are the actions of lac repressor and trp...Ch. 14 - 23. Transcriptional repressor proteins (e.g., lac...Ch. 14 - Answer the following questions that pertain to the...Ch. 14 - Chapter 21 describes a blotting method known as...Ch. 14 - As described in experimental question E2 and also...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4EQCh. 14 - Explain how the data shown in Figure 14.9 indicate...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6EQCh. 14 - Lets suppose you have isolated a mutant strain of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1QSDCCh. 14 - Prob. 2QSDC
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