BSC 114 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Lac Repressor, Lac Operon, Trp Operon

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Section 18. 1: bacteria often respond to environmental change by regulating transcription. Bacterial cells that can conserve resources and energy have a selective advantage over cells that are unable to do so: natural selection has favored bacteria that express only the genes whose products are needed by the cell. Metabolic control occurs on two levels: cells can adjust the activity of enzymes already present. Relies on the sensitivity of many enzymes to chemical cues that increase or decrease their catalytic activity. Activity of first enzyme in the pathway is inhibited by the pathway"s end product. Feedback inhibition- allows a cell to adapt to short-term fluctuations in the supply of a substance it needs: cells can adjust the production level of certain enzymes. Regulate the expression of the genes encoding the enzymes. A single promote serves all five genes. A key advantage of grouping genes of related function into one transcription unit is that a single.

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