CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    According to the tac - operon concept, which functional unit of the bacterial genetic material is responsible for suppressing the activity of the operator gene in the absence of lactose?

    A)  regulator gene

    B)  structural gene

    C)  promoter gene

    D)  represser protein

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    An evidence to the mechanism controlling the lac operon was provided by the discovery of gene called inducer or regulatory gene, whose locus was closely linked to the operon but was separated from that of the operator. The regulatory gene specified a product called represser that could diffuse from the site of transcription and translation to the altogether different region of the genome and there influences the function of the wild type operator (0+) and Z+ gene.


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