Gene regulation governing lactose operon of E.coli that involves the lac I gene product is (a) negative and repressible because repressor protein prevents transcription (b) feedback inhibition because excess of β-galactosidase can switch off transcription (c) positive and inducible because it can be induced by lactose (d) negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription.

Gene regulation governing lactose operon of E.coli
that involves the lac I gene product is
(a) negative and repressible because repressor
protein prevents transcription
(b) feedback inhibition because excess of
β-galactosidase can switch off transcription
(c) positive and inducible because it can be induced
by lactose
(d) negative and inducible because repressor
protein prevents transcription.
by

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(d) negative and inducible because repressor
protein prevents transcription.
by

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.Gene regulation governing lactose operon of E.coli that involves the lac I gene product is (a) negative and repressible because repressor protein prevents transcription (b) feedback inhibition because excess of β-galactosidase can switch off transcription (c) positive and inducible because it can be induced by lactose (d) negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription.

Description : .Gene regulation governing lactose operon of E.coli that involves the lac I gene product is (a) negative and repressible because repressor protein prevents transcription (b) feedback inhibition ... be induced by lactose (d) negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription.

Last Answer : (d) negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription.

Lac operon’ in E. coli, is induced by (a) ‘I’ gene (b) promoter gene (c) β-galactosidase (d) lactose.

Description : Lac operon’ in E. coli, is induced by (a) ‘I’ gene (b) promoter gene (c) β-galactosidase (d) lactose.

Last Answer : (c) β-galactosidase

.E.coli cells with a mutated z gene of the lac operon cannot grow in medium containing only lactose as the source of energy because (a) the lac operon is constitutively active in these cells (b) they cannot synthesise functional beta galactosidase (c) in the presence of glucose, E.coli cells do not utilise lactose (d) they cannot transport lactose from the medium into the cell.

Description : .E.coli cells with a mutated z gene of the lac operon cannot grow in medium containing only lactose as the source of energy because (a) the lac operon is constitutively active in these cells ( ... coli cells do not utilise lactose (d) they cannot transport lactose from the medium into the cell.

Last Answer : (b) they cannot synthesise functional beta galactosidase

Select the incorrect statement out of the five given below about lac operon when Lactose is present in the medium. a) Gene – A gets transcribed into mRNA which produces β-galactoside permease b) Inducer-Repressor complex is formed c) Lactose inactivates repressor protein d) RNA polymerase transcribe Z-gene, Y-gene and A-gene e) Allolactose is the inducer of lac operon

Description : Select the incorrect statement out of the five given below about lac operon when Lactose is present in the medium. a) Gene - A gets transcribed into mRNA which produces β-galactoside permease b) ... polymerase transcribe Z-gene, Y-gene and A-gene e) Allolactose is the inducer of lac operon

Last Answer : Gene – A gets transcribed into mRNA which produces β-galactoside permease b) Inducer-Repressor complex is formed

Lactose or its analogues act as positive regulators of lac operon by (A) Attaching to i gene and preventing its expression (B) Increasing the synthesis of catabolite gene activator protein (C) Attaching to promoter region and facilitating the binding of RNA polymerase holoenzyme (D) Binding to repressor subunits so that the repressor cannot attach to the operator locus

Description : Lactose or its analogues act as positive regulators of lac operon by (A) Attaching to i gene and preventing its expression (B) Increasing the synthesis of catabolite gene activator protein (C) ... holoenzyme (D) Binding to repressor subunits so that the repressor cannot attach to the operator locus

Last Answer : Answer : D

The enzymes encoded by z, y and a genes of lac operon are inducible, and their inducer is (A) Lactose (B) Allo-lactose (C) Catabolite gene activator protein (D) All of these

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Last Answer : Answer : B

Match the following genes of the Lac operon with their respective products. (A) i gene (i) b-galactosidase (B) z gene (ii) Permease (C) a gene (iii)Repressor (D) y gene (iv) Transacetylase Select the correct option. (A) (B) (C) (D) (a) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (c) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (d) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

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Last Answer : (a) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

Match the following genes of the Lac operon with their respective products. (A) i gene (i) b-galactosidase (B) z gene (ii) Permease (C) a gene (iii)Repressor (D) y gene (iv) Transacetylase Select the correct option. (A) (B) (C) (D) (a) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (c) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (d) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

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Last Answer : d) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

The lac operon is an example of (a) repressible operon (b) overlapping genes (c) arabinose operon (d) inducible operon.

Description : The lac operon is an example of (a) repressible operon (b) overlapping genes (c) arabinose operon (d) inducible operon.

Last Answer : (d) inducible operon.

Select the two correct statements out of the four (i – iv) statements given below about lac operon. (i) Glucose or galactose may bind with the repressor and inactivate it. (ii) In the absence of lactose, the repressor binds with the operator region. (iii)The z-gene codes for permease. (iv) This was elucidated by Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod. The correct statements are (a) (ii) and (iii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (ii)

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Transcription of structural genes of lac operon is prevented by binding of the repressor tetramer to (A) i gene (B) Operator locus (C) Promoter (D) z gene

Description : Transcription of structural genes of lac operon is prevented by binding of the repressor tetramer to (A) i gene (B) Operator locus (C) Promoter (D) z gene

Last Answer : Answer : B

The wild type E.coli cells are growing in normal medium with glucose. They are transferred to a medium containing only lactose as sugar. Which of the following changes take place? (a) The lac operon is induced. (b) E.coli cells stop dividing. (c) The lac operon is repressed. (d) All operons are induced.

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Last Answer : (a) The lac operon is induced

Which enzyme will be produced in a cell if there is a nonsense mutation in the lac Y gene? (a) Transacetylase (b) Lactose permease and transacetylase (c) β-galactosidase (d) Lactose permease

Description : Which enzyme will be produced in a cell if there is a nonsense mutation in the lac Y gene? (a) Transacetylase (b) Lactose permease and transacetylase (c) β-galactosidase (d) Lactose permease

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The regulatory i gene of lac operon (A) Is inhibited by lacotse (B) Is inhibited by its own product, the repressor protein (C) Forms a regulatory protein which increases the expression of downstream structural genes (D) Is constitutively expressed

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Which of the following genes of the E.coli “Lac operon” codes for a constitutive protein? (A) The ‘a’ gene (B) The ‘i’ gene (C) The ‘c’ gene (D) The ‘z’ gene

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Expression of structural genes of lac operon is affected by all the following except (A) Lactose or its analogues (B) Repressor tetramer (C) cAMP (D) CAP-cAMP complex

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Positive control of induction is best described as a control system in which an operon functions (A) Unless it is switched off by a derepressed repressor protein (B) Only after a repressor protein is inactivated by an inducer (C) Only after an inducer protein, which can be inactivated by a corepressor, switches it on (D) Only after an inducer protein, which is activated by an inducer, switch it on

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A level of regulation, demonstrated by the termination of transcription if tryptophan is abundant, by the tryptophan operon in E.coli cells is called A.activationB.attenuation C.corepression D.desiccation

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Last Answer : Answer : D

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The function of a repressor protein in an operon system is to prevent synthesis by binding to (A) The ribosome (B) A specific region of the operon preventing transcription of structural genes (C) The RNA polymerase (D) A specific region of the mRNA preventing translation to protein

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Last Answer : Answer : B

Which one of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Transcription - Writing information from DNA to tRNA. (b) Translation - Using information in mRNA to make protein. (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis. (d) Operon - Structural genes, operator and promoter.

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Last Answer : (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis.

Which one of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Transcription - Writing information from DNA to tRNA. (b) Translation - Using information in mRNA to make protein. (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis. (d) Operon - Structural genes, operator and promoter.

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Why is the lac operon said to be an inducible operon? -Biology

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Lac operon of E. coli contains _______ is continuity. (A) Regulator and operator genes only (B) Operator and structural genes only (C) Regular and structural genes only (D) Regulator, operator and structural genes

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Last Answer : Answer : D

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Last Answer : Answer : B

In E coli Lac operon gets switched on when:

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Last Answer : a) Lactose is present and binds to the repressor

acob and Monod studied lactose metabolism in E. coli and proposed operon concept. Operon concept is applicable for (a) all prokaryotes (b) all prokaryotes and some eukaryotes (c) all prokaryotes and all eukaryotes (d) all prokaryotes and some protozoans

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Last Answer : (c) all prokaryotes and all eukaryotes

In lac operon, lactose acts are

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Which of the following is required as inducer(s) for the expression of Lac operon? (a) Lactose (b) Lactose and galactose (c) Glucose (d) Galactose

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Last Answer : (c) Glucose

What does “lac” refer to in what we call the lac operon? (a) Lactose (b) Lactase (c) Lac insect (d) The number 1,00,000

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5. Lac operon transcribed when a) lactose is needed by the cell b) lactose is available to the cell c) lactic acid is needed by the cell d) lactic acid is available to the cell

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In operon concept, regulator gene functions as (a) inhibitor (b) repressor (c) regulator (d) all of these.

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Last Answer : a) inhibitor

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Last Answer : Answer : D

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Last Answer : Answer : A

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