A researcher was trying to determine whether two molecules (A and B) were corepressors or inducers in their respective operon systems. Data was collected regarding the levels of protein and the amount of gene transcription for the genes in their respectiver operons. The data is shown below. Level of protein Transcription of gene 1 Transcription of gene 2 low Molecule A High low Low high high Molecule B High high high Low low low a) Determine whether molecule A and Molecule B are inducers or corepressors. Justify your answer. b) Identify which system resembles the lac operon system and which resembles the trp operon system.

Q: When researchers analyzed the gad operon they found the following: Expression of the gad operon at…

A: Here we saw that mutant 1 is causing the expression of gad protein even at pH7 which was not…

Q: 1) The logic of the Lac operon was deciphered by using bacterial lac-operon mutants. Crucial to the…

A: Lac operon is a genetic unit in bacteria that helps in the metabolism of lactose in E.coli and lac…

Q: In the presence of molecule A, what functional structural proteins are produced from the operon? 0…

A: The correct answers are option d. test1, e. test2 and f. test3. In the presence of molecule A, the…

Q: A researcher was trying to determine whether two molecules (molecule A and molecule B) were co-…

A: CoRepressor - The function of the corepressor is to induce transcriptional silencing or to repress…

Q: The only way that information is extracted out of DNA is through the transcription of MRNAS that…

A: According to our guideline we can answer only the first question. So upload the second question…

Q: In the lac and trp operons, the repressors are said to be “allosteric molecules” because…

A: Operons are basically the cluster of genes that can be transcribed together to give a messenger RNA…

Q: If you add a co-eepressor to a repressor protein and that allows it to bind the operator is this a…

A: Inducible operon is one that is expressed in the presence of inducer. Constitutive operon is the…

Q: A mutation at the operator prevents the regulator protein from binding. What effect will this…

A: An operon includes a group of genes that have a common promoter, regulator, and would be transcribes…

Q: Propose a final method of gene regulation of the Up Lateoperon using an updated drawn figure of the…

A: An operon is a part of the DNA where a few genes are clustered together that are transcribed…

Q: Imagine this scenario: In E.coli the Operon X encodes for Proteins Y, X and Z. Proteins Y, X and Z…

A: Introduction  The lac operon is a group of genes in bacteria that are regulated as a unit and are…

Q: Consider a mutant of E. coli that has an inactivating mutation in the gene for the catabolite…

A: The lac operon is a negatively inducible operon.

Q: Consider a mutant of E. coli that has an inactivating mutation in the gene for adenylate cyclase…

A: Inactivating mutations, also known as loss-of-function mutations, cause the gene product to have…

Q: You identify a mutant that affects lac operon expression. You decide to investigate this mutant…

A: The concept of transcriptional regulation refers to the mechanisms by which cells control the…

Q: Explain how the following conditions will affect the regulation of the operon. Low cAMP levels; E.…

A: Operon is a sequence of DNA that consists of a set of genes which are involved in a particular…

Q: 12) The top operon in E. coli is a group of genes that control the biosynthesis of tryptophan.…

A: Step 1: TRP operon in E. coli is a classical case of gene regulation in prokaryotes' It regulates…

Q: 1) The UR operon which is composed of sequences A, B, C, and D (which may or may not be genes of…

A: An operon may be considered as a group of certain genes which function together so as to regulate…

Q: In E. coli, when glucose is present, galactose is used to make a component of the bacterial cell…

A: In the absence of glucose the operon is not described or transcribed at very low levels. When…

Q: An E. coli cell acquires a mutation in the gene that encodes CAP. The mutation affects the…

A: The transcription is a process through which information in the DNA molecule is transcribed into…

Q: You are studying the ABCD operon from a newly isolated bacterium. Which of the following would…

A: A Operon consists of segments of DNA , which carry codes for the synthesis of proteins. These genes…

Q: For that same genotype: In the presence of molecule A, what functional structural proteins are…

A: Introduction Gene is a functional unit of DNA. It carries all the information of a organism. Gene…

Q: This figure represents the ABC operon, which is a negative inducible operon, and its associated…

A: ANSWER: Functional structural proteins formed in the presence of molecule A are: test 1, test 2 and…

Q: A partial diploid of the ABC operon is generated by combining the previous genotypes, resulting in…

A: A partial diploid bacterium has a plasmid that contains some additional genes. The genes are present…

Q: Expression of the operon ultimately results in the synthesis of the repressor (Q) and co-repressor…

A: A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes. The repressor protein…

Q: List and describe all the major players involved in transcription of the lac operon in bacteria…

A: Lactose operon is an example of inducible operon and it is the gene expression regulatory mechanism…

Q: For the trp operon, determine whether genes will be expressed (on) or silenced (off) given the…

A: Gene is a basic unit of hereditary information or data that fills a fixed position on a chromosome.…

Q: ac operon.  Drag the listed molecules to their corresponding bin. Reset Help   ONPG IPTG X-Gal…

A: ONPG - beta-galactosidase cleaves this molecule to form a visible yellow product. Explaination:  The…

Q: Complete the table below by choosing a term(s) in Column B that associates with the term in Column…

A: The repressor, LacI, binds to the operator sequence and prevents transcription of those genes unless…

Q: Consider the trp operon found in E. coli. You have discovered a mutant strain of E.coli that…

A: The genome of the prokaryotic organisms is polycistronic i.e. the genes are controlled by one…

Q: One of the main lessons of this chapter is that several bacterial genes are often transcribed from a…

A: As given: Several bacterial genes are often transcribed from a single promoter into a large…

Q: Which of the following statements about operons are true? (Check all that apply) Operons are common…

A: Ans: An operon is a cluster of the genes found in bacteria and viruses, these genes transcribed to…

Q: Regarding the tryptophan operon in bacteria, in the presence of tryptophan, tryptophan binds to the

A: Q. Regarding the tryptophan operon in bacteria, in the presence of tryptophan, tryptophan binds to…

Q: You identify a mutant that affects lac operon expression. You decide to investigate this mutant…

A: Wild-type lac Operon Regulation:The lac operon in E. coli is a cluster of genes involved in lactose…

Q: Consider the following scenario: A bacteria cell is surrounded by lactose, but there is no glucose…

A: Lac operon is an operon model takes place in E coli bacteria . It consists of :- A)Promoter  B )…

Q: An activator (protein “V” – not encoded by this operon) binds to the activating region and RNA…

A: A transcriptional activator is a protein (transcription factor) that increases gene transcription of…

Q: For that same genotype: In the presence of molecule A, what functional structural proteins are…

A: Gene is a functional unit of DNA. It carries all the information of a organism. Gene expression can…

Q: The tryptophan operon of E. coli represents an example of a gene regulatory system which is: a…

A: The trp operon, found in the bacterium Escherichia coli is a group of genes that encode biosynthetic…

Gene Interactions

When the expression of a single trait is influenced by two or more different non-allelic genes, it is termed as genetic interaction. According to Mendel's law of inheritance, each gene functions in its own way and does not depend on the function of another gene, i.e., a single gene controls each of seven characteristics considered, but the complex contribution of many different genes determine many traits of an organism.

Gene Expression

Gene expression is a process by which the instructions present in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are converted into useful molecules such as proteins, and functional messenger ribonucleic (mRNA) molecules in the case of non-protein-coding genes.