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Which of these systems give the best mode for turning trp operon off?(a) Repressor(b) Attenuator(c) Repressor with a downstream poly A tail(d) Repressor with an attenuatorI had been asked this question in unit test.Asked question is from Operons : Trp topic in division Gene Expression : Transcription Prokaryotes of Cytogenetics

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Right answer is (d) Repressor with an attenuator

To explain: A repressor provides 70 fold lowering of expression while an attenuator PROVIDED an additional 10 fold lowering of expression. TOGETHER they have a net effect of 700 fold repression over the trp operon.



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