Question 1
The diagram shows a nucleosome from the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.
Explain the role of lactose in the expression of the gene for lactase production.
The diagram shows a nucleosome from the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.
Explain the role of lactose in the expression of the gene for lactase production.
lactose binds to repressor protein;
repressor protein (with lactose bound) cannot block/bind to the promoter/Y;
RNA polymerase/X binds to the promotor/transcribes the gene;
lactase produced (if lactose present)/lactase production inhibited if lactose absent;