If You Were Given a Bacterial Strain with a Mutation

question 27

Multiple Choice

If you were given a bacterial strain with a mutation in the promoter region of the trp operon the most likely effect would be

• A)interference with RNA polymerase binding.
• B)to block the repressor from binding.
• C)derepression of the trp operon.
• D)enabling the trp operon to be expressed in the absence of tryptophan.
• E)lack of expression of just the first gene in the operon.

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