Description : Regulator gene controls chemical synthesis (Operon concept) by (a) Inhibiting transcription of mRNA (b) Inhibiting enzymes (c) Inhibiting passage of mRNA (d) Inhibiting substrate enzyme reaction
Last Answer : Ans. ((a))
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
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
Description : 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
Description : The smallest unit of DNA capable of coding for the synthesis of a polypeptide is (A) Operon (B) Repressor gene (C) Cistron (D) Replicon
Last Answer : Answer : C
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.
Description : 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) ( ... ) (iii) (ii) (iv) (c) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (d) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Last Answer : (a) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Description : 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 ... (iii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (ii)
Last Answer : (c) (ii) and (iv)
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) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
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
Description : In the ’lac operon’ concept, which of the following is a protein? (A) Operator (B) Repressor (C) Inducer (D) Vector
Description : In the lac operon concept, a protein molecule is (A) Operator (B) Inducer (C) Promoter (D) Repressor
Description : In E. coli, during lactose metabolism repressor binds to (a) regulator gene (b) operator gene (c) structural gene (d) promoter gen
Last Answer : (b) operator gene
Description : 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 ... on (D) Only after an inducer protein, which is activated by an inducer, switch it on
Description : In Lac-operon, repressor protein binds to
Last Answer : In Lac-operon, repressor protein binds to A. Regulator gene B. Operator gene C. Promoter gene D. Structural gene
Description : 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
Description : Trancription of z, y and a genes of lac operon is prevented by (A) Lactose (B) Allo-lactose (C) Repressor (D) cAMP
Description : 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
Description : 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.
Last Answer : (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis.
Description : .In negative operon, (a) co-repressor binds with repressor (b) co-repressor does not bind with repressor (c) co-repressor binds with inducer (d) cAMP have negative effect on lac operon. (
Last Answer : co-repressor binds with repressor
Last Answer : (d) Operon - Structural genes, operator and promoter
Description : 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
Description : .An environmental agent, which triggers transcription from an operon, is a (a) depressor (b) controlling element (c) regulator (d) inducer.
Last Answer : (d) inducer.
Description : Where is the trp repressor gene located? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : The region of the Lac operon which must be free from structural gene transcription to occur is (A) The operator locus (B) The promoter site (C) The ‘a’ gene (D) The ‘i’ gene
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : 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
Description : The coding sequences in lac operon include (A) i gene (B) i gene, operator locus and promoter (C) z, y and a genes (D) i, z, y and a genes
Description : Binding of RNA polymerase holoenzyme to the promoter region of lac operon is facilitated by (A) Catabolite gene activator protein (CAP) (B) cAMP (C) CAP-cAMP complex (D) None of these
Description : 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
Description : RNA polymerase holoenzyme binds to lac operon at the following site: (A) i gene (B) z gene (C) Operator locus (D) Promoter region
Description : Lac operon is a cluster of (A) Three structural genes (B) Three structural genes and their promoter (C) A regulatory gene, an operator and a promoter (D) A regulatory gene, an operator, a promoter and three structural genes
Description : The gene of lac operon which has constitutive expression is (A) i (B) c (C) z (D) p
Description : Operon model of gene regulation and organisation of prokaryotes was proposed by: (a) Messelson and Stahl (b) Wilkins and Franklin (c) Beadle and Tatum (d) Jacob and Monod
Last Answer : Ans. ((d))
Description : The equivalent of a structural gene is (a) muton (b) cistron (c) operon (d) recon.
Last Answer : (a) muton
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
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
Description : .The lac operon consists of (a) four regulatory genes only (b) one regulatory gene and three structural genes (c) two regulatory genes and two structural genes (d) three regulatory genes and three structural genes.
Last Answer : (b) one regulatory gene and three structural genes
Description : Which one of the following is NOT part of an operon? a. Regulatory gene b. Operator c. Promoter d. Structural genes
Last Answer : d. Structural genes
Description : The ribosome binding site A- forms a stem-loop structure in the RNA B- is located upstream of the promoter sequence C- .is located immediately upstream of the start codon D- is more likely to be associated with an operon than with a gene encoding a single protein
Last Answer : .is located immediately upstream of the start codon
Description : The rivosome binding site A- forms a sltem- loop structure in the RNA B- is located upstream of the promoter sequence C- is located immediately upstream of the start codon D- is more likely to be associated with an operon than with a gene encoding a single protein
Last Answer : is located immediately upstream of the start codon
Description : 8. Non coding sequences present within a gene is called: (a) Exon (b) Operon (c) Promoter (d) Intron
Last Answer : (d) Intron
Description : 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
Last Answer : (c) all prokaryotes and all eukaryotes
Description : Which of the following is transcribed during repression? (A) Structural gene (B) Promoter gene (C) Regulator gene (D) Operator gene
Description : The gene which is transcribed during repression is (A) Structural (B) Regulator (C) Promoter (D) Operator
Description : Why is the concept of a single gene as the ultimate unit of inheritance inadequate to provide a unitary explanation for protein synthesis, recombination, and mutation?
Last Answer : The primary function of the gene is to code for a protein product. Sufficient DNA must be present to account for each of the amino acids making up the primary structure of the protein. It is ... . The recon, the unit involved in recombination, may be only slightly shorter than the full cistron.
Description : Difference between lac repressor and trp repressor. -Biology
Description : How does trp repressor work? -Biology
Description : What is a repressor protein? -Biology