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Gene
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stretch of DNA that codes for a protein.
Humans have between 2-K - 25K |
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A cell can regulate the effect of enzymes by:
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-feedback inhibition, or
-gene regulation (control of transcription) |
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Operon
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Cluster of functionally related genes (DNA) that is controlled by a single on-off "switch"
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Operon composed of...
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Promoter (RNA polymerase + transcription binding factors), operator, and DNA code for the structural genes.
The Operon is the entire stretch of DNA that includes: -the promnoter -the operator -the genes that they control |
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Operator
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the segment of DNA tat acts as the regulatory "Switch
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