Suppose an Experimenter Becomes Proficient with a Technique That Allows

question 23

Multiple Choice

Suppose an experimenter becomes proficient with a technique that allows her to move DNA sequences within a prokaryotic genome. If a researcher moves the repressor gene (lacI) , along with its promoter, to a position at some several thousand base pairs away from its normal position, which of the following results would be expected?

• A) The repressor will no longer bind to the operator.
• B) The repressor will no longer bind to the inducer.
• C) The lac operon will be expressed continuously.
• D) The lac operon will function normally.

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