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Lac Operon

Lac Operon

The lac operon is an example of an inducible system. The genes in an inducible system are responsible for the breakdown of lactose into sugars used for cellular metabolism. This animation will focus on two of the three proteins prearranged by the lac operon, ß-galactosidase and permease.

Keywords:
gene, protein, lac operon, inducible system, lactose, metabolism, permease, ß-galactosidase, sugar
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
September 20, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:

Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creative Commons:
No

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