Suppose That You Use the Sequence of the LacI Gene

question 29

Short Answer

Suppose that you use the sequence of the lacI gene, whose function you know is to encode a transcription factor, to find similar sequences in another bacterial strain. Are you more likely to
find similar operons or similar transcription factors?

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