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Cell Biology

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Set 20 The Regulation Of Gene Expression

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Question 1

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You are examining a bacterial enzyme associated with glycolysis.You would expect expression of the enzyme to be

A)amplified when glucose is depleted.
B)induced by glucose.
C)repressed by glucose.
D)induced when ATP concentrations in the cell are high.
E)controlled by a riboswitch.

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Question 2

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The situation in which an active regulatory protein "turns on" gene expression is an example of

A)feedback inhibition.
B)positive control.
C)negative control.
D)constitutive gene elements.
E)a mutation.

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Question 3

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The chromosome of a bacterial cell possesses the following genotype with regard to the lac operon: IO+Z+YA.This bacterial cell would

A)make β-galactosidase in the presence of lactose.
B)make β-galactosidase independently of lactose.
C)make β-galactosidase and galactoside permease in the presence of lactose.
D)make transacetylase in the presence of lactose.
E)make no lac gene products.

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