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Ways bacteria are Efficient
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- Transcription and translation are coupled – (closed together in space and time)
- No “junk” DNA and no splicing - Bacterial genes are under strict control |
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Inducer
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binds to repressor to inactivate it
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Promoter
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place on DNA where RNA polymerase binds
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RNA polymerase
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enzyme involved in transcription (DNA RNA)
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Operator
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place on DNA where the repressor binds
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Repressor
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a protein that turns the operon off
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Operon
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a set of genes that are controlled together
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