The cell theory consists of:
1. all living organisms are made up of cells
2. cells are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms
3. all cells come from pre-existing cells
Answer: Fewer harmful mutations are inherited by sexual reproduction than by asexual reproduction.
Explanation:
A germline mutation is the mutation in the germ cells (of the fully developed sperm and ovum) of the parents. When the affected parents undergoes with the sexual reproduction the mutations are passed from the parents to the offsprings. When either the mutated oocyte or mutated sperm meet to form a zygote the precursor of new life. Thus few mutations are inherited by sexual reproduction than by asexual reproduction.
Options for part A are as follows:
A) A mutation in the operator sequence
B) A mutation in the lac-Z gene
C) A mutation in the lac-Y gene
D) A super repressor mutation
Answer:
The correct answer:
Part a - A mutation in the operator sequence
Part b - It ensures that a cell dedicates resources to the production of enzymes involved in lactose metabolism only when lactose is available in the environment
Part C. true.
Explanation:
part a:
If there is a mutation in the operator sequence leads to prevent binding of the repressor which leads to allowing constitutive expression of the genes various conditions.
part b:
The biological role of the lac operon makes sure that the cell dedicates resources to the production of enzymes involved in lactose metabolism only when lactose is available in the environment
Part c:
RNA polymerase cannot transcribe the structural genes due to the repressor binds to the lac operator, therefore, the proper function of the lac operon is possible when the placement of the operator sequence between the promotor and the structural genes.
