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12.5

1. What do you mean by gene expression?

2. What is Gene regulation? Why it is important?
3. Jacob & Monad first of all designed an operon model to explain gene regulation. T/F
4. What is an Operon?
5. Write down three parts of an Operon.
6. RNA polymerase attaches at promoter site. T/F
7. What is the role of regulatory sites in gene regulation?
8. What is the operator?
9. Name two types of Operons?
10. Operon model was first studied in bacteria_____________.
11. What makes gene regulation in eukaryotes more complex than prokaryotes?
12. Compare introns & exons.
13. What is the role of TATA box?
14. What genes control cell differentiation during development?
15. Explain mechanism of differentiation with the help of an example.
When done:
16. Make an analogy to demonstrate the different components of the lac operon. Then
explain in a short paragraph- using your analogy how the lac operon works?
17. Write definitions of five vocabulary terms you learned today.