Suppose an Experimenter Becomes Proficient with a Technique That Allows

question 37

Multiple Choice

Suppose an experimenter becomes proficient with a technique that allows her to move DNA sequences within a prokaryotic genome.
-If she moves the promoter for the lac operon to the region between the beta galactosidase gene and the permease gene, which of the following would be likely?

• A) Three structural genes will no longer be expressed.
• B) RNA polymerase will no longer transcribe permease.
• C) The operon will no longer be inducible.
• D) Beta galactosidase will be produced.
• E) The cell will continue to metabolize but more slowly.

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