Inducer (lactose) Inducer (lactose) absent present B- B- Genotype Permease Permease Galactosidase Galactosidase lacI* lacP* a. laco* lacZ* lacY lacI* lacP* b. lacO lacz* lacY lacI lacP* c. lacO lacz+ lacY lacI lacP* laco* lacZ* lacY*/ d. lacI* lacP laco* lacz* lacY lacI lacP* lacO lacz e. lacY /lacI* lacP* lacO* lacz* lacY* lacI* lacP lacO lacz* f. lacY /lacl lacP* laco* lacZ lacY

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A strain of E. coli has the genotypes shown below at the lac operon, where I = regulator gene, P = promoter, O = operator, Z = βgalactosidase gene, and Y = permease gene. The superscript+ indicates a wild-type allele,c indicates a constitutive mutation, and− indicates a defective mutation. For each genotype, indicate whether the enzyme will be synthesized or not synthesized when lactose is present or absent by placing a + for synthesis occurring and a − for synthesis not occurring in the appropriate blank. Explain your reasoning for each answer.

Inducer (lactose)
Inducer (lactose) absent
present
B-
B-
Genotype
Permease
Permease
Galactosidase
Galactosidase
lacI* lacP*
a. laco* lacZ*
lacY
lacI* lacP*
b. lacO lacz*
lacY
lacI lacP*
c. lacO lacz+
lacY
lacI lacP*
laco* lacZ*
lacY*/
d.
lacI* lacP
laco* lacz*
lacY
Transcribed Image Text:Inducer (lactose) Inducer (lactose) absent present B- B- Genotype Permease Permease Galactosidase Galactosidase lacI* lacP* a. laco* lacZ* lacY lacI* lacP* b. lacO lacz* lacY lacI lacP* c. lacO lacz+ lacY lacI lacP* laco* lacZ* lacY*/ d. lacI* lacP laco* lacz* lacY
lacI lacP*
lacO lacz
e. lacY /lacI*
lacP* lacO*
lacz* lacY*
lacI* lacP
lacO lacz*
f. lacY /lacl
lacP* laco*
lacZ lacY
Transcribed Image Text:lacI lacP* lacO lacz e. lacY /lacI* lacP* lacO* lacz* lacY* lacI* lacP lacO lacz* f. lacY /lacl lacP* laco* lacZ lacY
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