Ch. 16 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes Flashcards

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1
Q

Operons are found in…

A

prokaryotes

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2
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What are the parts of an operon?

A

promoter
operator
structural genes

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3
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RNA polymerase binds to the___

A

promoter

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4
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What binds to the operator?

A

regulator protein

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5
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True or False: the regulator gene is part of the operon

A

False

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6
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Transcription is usually off and needs to be turned on

A

inducible

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7
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Transcription is usually on and needs to be turned off

A

repressible

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8
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The regulator protein is a repressor

A

negative

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9
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The regulator protein is an activator

A

positive

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10
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In negative inducible operons, the regulatory protein is made in an ___ state

A

active

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11
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In negative repressible operons, the regulatory protein is made in an ___ state

A

inactive

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12
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Where are inducer molecules found?

A

negative inducible

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13
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Where are corepressor molecules found?

A

negative repressible

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14
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inducer molecules ___ the regulatory protein

A

inactivate

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15
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Corepressor molecules ___ the regulatory protein

A

activate

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16
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Inducer molecules ___ transcription

A

increase

17
Q

Corepressor molecules ___ transcription

A

decrease

18
Q

What type of operon is the lac operon?

A

negative inducible

19
Q

What does Z code for?

A

beta-galactosidase

20
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What does Y code for?

A

permease

21
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What does A code for?

A

transacetylase

22
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What does beta-galacotisade do?

A

break lactose down

23
Q

What does permease do?

A

bring lactose into the cell

24
Q

What is the inducer molecule in lac operon?

A

allolactose

25
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What does I code for?

A

regulatory protein

26
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I- means the regulatory protein is

A

mutant

27
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I^s means the regulatory protein is

A

super-repressor

28
Q

In partial diploids, O is ___-acting

A

cis

29
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In partial diploids, I is ___-acting

A

trans

30
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In a normal lac operon in the absence of lactose, what is produced?

A

neither

31
Q

In a normal lac operon in the presence of lactose, what is produced?

A

both

32
Q

True or False: Catabolite repression is an example of positive control

A

True

33
Q

High levels of cAMP means ___ levels of glucose

A

low

34
Q

What is the name of protein in catabolite repression?

A

catabolite activator protein

35
Q

If there are high levels of cAMP…

A

transcription of lac increases