Review Flash Cards - Prokaryote Gene Regulation
1
Q
What are the 4 types of point mutation?
A
Silent / mis sense / nonsense / frameshift
2
Q
What are the 4 types of chromosome mutation?
A
Deletion / Duplication / Inversion / Translocation
3
Q
What are the two types of feedback mechanisms prokaryotes have?
A
Regulate enzymes / Regulate of gene expression with regulatory proteins
4
Q
How does the leucine zipper motif bind to DNA?
A
Hydrophobic amino acids (leucine) that create a zipper with two alpha-helix arms on opposite sides of DNA
5
Q
What are the two types of operons with repressor proteins?
A
Inducible operon / repressible operon
