Explain Why ?-Lactamase Is Expressed Only After the Cell Wall

question 13

Essay

Explain why ?-lactamase is expressed only after the cell wall has begun its degradation by penicillin in Escherichia coli.

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Definitions:

Conditional Probability

The chance of a specific event happening when it is known that another event has occurred.

Multiplication Law

A principle used in probability that determines the likelihood of two independent events occurring together.

Addition Law

In probability, the rule that calculates the probability of the occurrence of at least one of two events.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent states under a given set of parameters or conditions.