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1. For E. coli strains with the following lac genotypes (a-d), use a plus sign (

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Question

1. For E. coli strains with the following lac genotypes (a-d), use a plus sign (+) to indicate the synthesis of p galactosidase (from gene Z) and permease (from gene Y) and a minus sign (-) to indicate no synthesis of the protein:s when lactose is absent and when it is present. [24 pts lacP is the DNA promoter lacl encodes repressor protein lacY encodes the permease protein lacZ encodes the B-galactosidase protein lacO is the DNA operator region b. lacl lacP laco lacZ lacY a. lacl lacP laco lacZ lacY c. lacl lacP laco lacZ lacY e. lac# lacP laco lac? lacY/laci locp loco loc? locY f.laci lacP laco lacz lacY/loci lacP laco lacz locY d. lacl lacP laco lacz lacY/lacl lacP laco lacz lacY Lactose absent Lactose present B-galactosidase Perme Strain B-galactosidase Permease a. b. c. d. e.

Explanation / Answer

For genotype lacI+ lacP+ lacO+ lacZ+ lacY+: All genes are working. Inducer is lactose. Therefore, in case of inducer absent; ?-galactosidase will not produced (-) because in absence of lactose lac repressor arrest lac operon for not producing the Permease enzyme. The mechanism bases on diauxe process if another substrate is present. Absent lactose = Permease enzyme will not produced (-); the reason is same as above given. Permease is the enzyme necessary for the permeation of lactose into cell.

Present lactose = both ?-galactosidase and Permease enzyme will produce (+) as all enzyme function normally.

For haploid strain:

Genotypes

Lactose present

Lactose absent

beta-galactosidase

Permease

beta-galactosidase

Permease

lacI+ lacP+ lacO+ lacZ+ lacY+

+

+

-

-

lacI+ lacP+ lacOc lacZ- lacy+

-

-

-

-

lacI+ lacP- lacO+ lacZ+ lacy-

-

-

-

-

lacI-/+ lacP+/+ lacO+/+ lacZ+/+ lacY+/+

+

+

-

-

lacIs/+ lacP+/+ lacO+/+ lacZ+/+ lacY+/+

+

+

-

-

lacI+/+ lacP+/+ lacO+/c lacZ+/+ lacY+/+

+

+

-

-

Genotypes

Lactose present

Lactose absent

beta-galactosidase

Permease

beta-galactosidase

Permease

lacI+ lacP+ lacO+ lacZ+ lacY+

+

+

-

-

lacI+ lacP+ lacOc lacZ- lacy+

-

-

-

-

lacI+ lacP- lacO+ lacZ+ lacy-

-

-

-

-

lacI-/+ lacP+/+ lacO+/+ lacZ+/+ lacY+/+

+

+

-

-

lacIs/+ lacP+/+ lacO+/+ lacZ+/+ lacY+/+

+

+

-

-

lacI+/+ lacP+/+ lacO+/c lacZ+/+ lacY+/+

+

+

-

-