Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 16.3, Problem 1R
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The negative and positive gene expression regulation in the life cycles of bacteriophage λ and the HIV (human immune deficiency virus).

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An activator binds to a specific site on a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence near the promoter or far away from the promoter and initiates transcription. This is positive regulation of the gene transcription. In the case of negative regulation, a repressor protein binds to the promoter and prevents the process of transcription. Bacteriophage λ and HIV show both positive and negative regulation of gene expression.

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