The structural genes of the lactose operon are: (Select all correct choices)

A. always expressed unless the operon is
turned off by a repressor.
B. turned on in the presence of lactose.
C. turned off by the presence of lactose.


A,C

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a. darkened square. b. clear diamond. c. clear circle. d. darkened triangle. e. darkened oval.

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the single-stranded ends of a DNA segment created by some restriction enzymes. b. a problem in recombinant DNA technology because they form loops of single-stranded DNA. c. double-stranded ends of a DNA segment created by some restriction enzymes. d. sites of the origin of replication in prokaryotes. e. sugar molecules that are bound to the ends of a DNA fragment

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The type of cleavage pattern represented in Figure 51-1 is:


a. holoblastic and radial.
b. holoblastic and spiral.
c. meroblastic and radial.
d. meroblastic and spiral.
e. holoblastic and mosaic.

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