Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Figure 16.1
 Mutant Strain  Medium with:  Medium with:  Medium with:  Medium with:  No ornithine  Ornithine  No ornithine  No ornithine  No citrulline  No citrulline  Citrulline  No citrulline  No arginine  No arginine  No Arginine  Arginine  argl  no growth  GROWTH  GROWTH  GROWTH  arg2  no growth  no growth  GROWTH  GROWTH  arg3  no growth  no growth  no growth  GROWTH \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Mutant Strain } & \text { Medium with: } & \text { Medium with: } & \text { Medium with: } & \text { Medium with: } \\& \text { No ornithine } & \text { Ornithine } & \text { No ornithine } & \text { No ornithine } \\& \text { No citrulline } & \text { No citrulline } & \text { Citrulline } & \text { No citrulline } \\& \text { No arginine } & \text { No arginine } & \text { No Arginine } & \text { Arginine } \\\hline \text { argl } & \text { no growth } & \text { GROWTH } & \text { GROWTH } & \text { GROWTH } \\\hline \text { arg2 } & \text { no growth } & \text { no growth } & \text { GROWTH } & \text { GROWTH } \\\hline \text { arg3 } & \text { no growth } & \text { no growth } & \text { no growth } & \text { GROWTH } \\\hline\end{array} Figure 16.1   <span class= Mutant Strain  Medium with:  Medium with:  Medium with:  Medium with:  No ornithine  Ornithine  No ornithine  No ornithine  No citrulline  No citrulline  Citrulline  No citrulline  No arginine  No arginine  No Arginine  Arginine  argl  no growth  GROWTH  GROWTH  GROWTH  arg2  no growth  no growth  GROWTH  GROWTH  arg3  no growth  no growth  no growth  GROWTH \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \text { Mutant Strain } & \text { Medium with: } & \text { Medium with: } & \text { Medium with: } & \text { Medium with: } \\ & \text { No ornithine } & \text { Ornithine } & \text { No ornithine } & \text { No ornithine } \\ & \text { No citrulline } & \text { No citrulline } & \text { Citrulline } & \text { No citrulline } \\ & \text { No arginine } & \text { No arginine } & \text { No Arginine } & \text { Arginine } \\ \hline \text { argl } & \text { no growth } & \text { GROWTH } & \text { GROWTH } & \text { GROWTH } \\ \hline \text { arg2 } & \text { no growth } & \text { no growth } & \text { GROWTH } & \text { GROWTH } \\ \hline \text { arg3 } & \text { no growth } & \text { no growth } & \text { no growth } & \text { GROWTH } \\ \hline \end{array} -According to the table and Figure 16.1, which enzyme is defective in the strain with the arg2 mutation? A) the enzyme that converts ornithine to citrulline B) the enzyme that converts the precursor to ornithine C) the enzyme that converts the precursor to citrulline D) the enzyme that converts citrulline to arginine" class="answers-bank-image d-block" loading="lazy" >
-According to the table and Figure 16.1, which enzyme is defective in the strain with the arg2 mutation?


A) the enzyme that converts ornithine to citrulline
B) the enzyme that converts the precursor to ornithine
C) the enzyme that converts the precursor to citrulline
D) the enzyme that converts citrulline to arginine

Answer

A