Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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Author: STARR
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Chapter 10, Problem 13SQ
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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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As trytophan levels increase in the cell, _____ bind(s) to active aporepressors, causing ______ of tryptophan operon.
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inducers, negative regulation
b.
repressors, co-repressing
c.
tryptophan, negative regulation
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tryptophan, positive regulation
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B-lactose, negative regulation
The sigma subunit of bacterial RNA polymerase _____.
a. binds to a bacterial gene’s promoter
b. is composed of both polypeptide and RNA molecules
c. is required for termination of transcription
d. is required for RNA polymerization
e. is required for ribosomal binding
Match the terms with the most suitable description. ___ operon a. makes a man out of you ___ Circadian rhythm b. binding site for repressor ___ Barr body c. can be epigenetic ___ differentiation d. inactivated X chromosome ___ mRNA zip code e. controls multiple genes ___ DNA methylation f. localization mechanism ___ eyeless g. speeds transcription ___ activator h. required for eye formation ___ SRY gene i. effect of regulatory loops ___ operator j. cells become specialized
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
Ch. 10 - Effect of Paternal Grandmother's Food Supply on...Ch. 10 - Effect of Paternal Grandmother's Food Supply on...Ch. 10 - Effect of Paternal Grandmother's Food Supply on...Ch. 10 - Gene expression does not vary by ___ . a. cell...Ch. 10 - Binding or ___ to ___ in DNA can increase the rate...Ch. 10 - Muscle cells differ from bone cells because they...Ch. 10 - Prob. 4SQCh. 10 - Mechanisms that govern gene expression do not...Ch. 10 - Prob. 6SQCh. 10 - Prob. 7SQ
Ch. 10 - Prob. 8SQCh. 10 - Which of the following includes all of the others?...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10SQCh. 10 - Prob. 11SQCh. 10 - A cell with a Barr body is ___ . a. a bacterium b....Ch. 10 - Prob. 13SQCh. 10 - Which of the following statements is incorrect? a....Ch. 10 - Prob. 15SQCh. 10 - Explain why somebut not allof an organism's genes...Ch. 10 - Do the same mechanisms that govern gene expression...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3CTCh. 10 - The photos below show flowers from two Arabidopsis...
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