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operator gene

Traducción: Segmento de ADN que regula la actividad de genes adyacentes al unirse a una proteína represora.

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  • esSegmento de ADN que regula la actividad de genes adyacentes al unirse a una proteína represora.
  1. Genetic regulatory elementC2formal

    A segment of DNA that controls the transcription of adjacent genes by binding repressor proteins, acting as a switch in an operon system.

    esgen operador

    • The operator gene regulates the expression of structural genes in the lac operon.
    • Mutations in the operator gene can lead to continuous gene expression.
    • The repressor protein binds to the operator gene to block transcription.