Multiple Choice
The genes in the arabinose operon are responsible for what?
Table of contents
- 1. Introduction to Genetics
- 2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
- 3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance
- 4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage
- 5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses
- 6. Chromosomal Variation
- 7. DNA and Chromosome Structure
- 8. DNA Replication
- 9. Mitosis and Meiosis
- 10. Transcription
- 11. Translation
- 12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
- 13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
- 14. Genetic Control of Development
- 15. Genomes and Genomics
- 16. Transposable Elements
- 17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination
- 18. Molecular Genetic Tools
- 19. Cancer Genetics
- 20. Quantitative Genetics
- 21. Population Genetics
- 22. Evolutionary Genetics
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
Arabinose Operon
Back12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
Arabinose Operon
- Multiple Choice
When arabinose is present, the arabinose operon is what?
- Open QuestionWrite a brief essay that discusses why you think regulatory systems evolved in bacteria (i.e., what advantages do regulatory systems provide to these organisms?), and, in the context of regulation, discuss why genes related to common functions are found together in operons.