ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS-MODIFIED ACCESS
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Describe which enzymes are required for lactose and tryptophanmetabolism in bacteria when lactose and tryptophan, respectively, are (a) present and (b) absent.
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5. Both attenuation and riboswitches rely on...Ch. 15 - For the lac genotypes shown in the accompanying...Ch. 15 -
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8. The locations of numerous lacI– and lacIs...Ch. 15 - Explain why catabolite repression is used in...Ch. 15 - Describe experiments that would confirm whether or...Ch. 15 - Predict the level of genetic activity of the lac...Ch. 15 - Predict the effect on the inducibility of the lac...Ch. 15 -
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14. In a theoretical operon, genes A, B, C, and D...Ch. 15 - A bacterial operon is responsible for production...Ch. 15 - A marine bacterium is isolated and is shown to...Ch. 15 -
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19. Distinguish between the cis-acting regulatory...Ch. 15 - Prob. 20PDQCh. 15 - Compare the control of gene regulation in...Ch. 15 - Many eukaryotic promoter regions contain CAAT...Ch. 15 -
23. What is RNA-induced gene silencing in...Ch. 15 - Although it is customary to consider...Ch. 15 - DNA methylation is commonly associated with a...Ch. 15 - The interphase nucleus appears to be a highly...Ch. 15 - It has been estimated that at least two-thirds of...
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