For each of the following lac operon mutations, state whether transcription of ß-galactosidase will increase, decrease, or be unaffected. a. Plac- b. lacY+ c. lacI- d. lacO- e. lacA-

What will be an ideal response?


(a) decrease.
(b) initially unaffected.
(c) increase.
(d) increase.
(e) unaffected.

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recombination, a. they must be from the same species. b. their strands must separate as in replication. c. they must be cut and spliced at specific nucleotide sequences. d. one of the two DNA strands must be degraded. e. they must first be transcribed.

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What will be an ideal response?

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