Learning Objectives for "Bacterial Genetics: Enzyme Regulation" Section
After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.
1. Compare and contrast the genetic control of enzyme activity (enzyme synthesis) in bacteria with the control of enzyme activity through feedback inhibition.
2. Compare and contrast an inducible operon with a repressible operon and give an example of each.
3. Compare how the presense or absence of tryptophan affects the trp operon.
4. Compare how the presense or absence of lactose affects the lac operon.
5. Compare how the presense or absence of an inducer affects activators.
6. Briefly describe how small RNAs can regulate enzyme activity.
7. Define the following:
a. repressor
b. inducer
c. activator
d. enhancer
e. small RNAs
8. Compare and contrast competitive inhibition with noncompetitive inhibition.
Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.
Last updated: August, 2018
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Gary Kaiser