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Explain negative vs. positive control of expression.
Negative control: genetic expression occurs unless it is shut off by some form of a regulator molecule
Positive: transcription occurs only if a regulator molecule directly stimulates RNA production.
Explain what a cis-acting site is.
When the regulatory region is upstream on the same strand as the genes that code dor the enzymes.
What are trans-acting elements.
Molecules that control transcription to which cis-acting regulatory regions bind
What are structural genes.
genes coding for the primary strcuture of an enzyme
There are 3 in the lac operon.
What is the operon model?
A group of genes is regulated and expressed together as a unit.
Describe the lac operon.
Has 3 structural genes; Z, Y, A and an operator region. The lacI gene