Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes Problem Set

Problem 7: Regulation of lacZ gene on an F' episome

How would you describe the regulation of lactose metabolism in the cells described in problem 5 that were able to grow on minimal media with lactose as a nutrient?

A. normal regulation of lactose metabolism.
B. constitutive expression of lac Z+.
C. inability to synthesize the lac Z+ gene product, b-galactosidase.
D. lac Z+ gene is inducible, but unable to be repressed by high glucose.
E. no synthesis of the lac I gene product, the lac repressor .


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