Lamarck represented the hypothesis that an organism can pass on acquired characteristics during its lifetime to its offspring. This theory was rejected, but nowadays discoveries in the field of epigenetics and somatic hypermutation confirmed part of it and highlighted the possible inheritance of behavioral traits acquired by the previous generation.
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Explanation:
The genetic determination of coat colors in calico cats is linked to the X chromosome wherein calicos are nearly always female, with one coat color allele linked to the maternal X chromosome and a second coat color allele linked to the paternal X chromosome.
Since, the females possess two X chromosomes (XX), they can be either homozygous for each coat colour or be heterozygote (calico). But in the males, since this trait is X- linked and males have just the one X chromosome (XY), they can only possess either of the coat colour and not be an heterozygote. But an XXY male cat can be a calico due to the presence of the two X chromosomes.
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<h2>Lac operon </h2>
Explanation:
Lac operon present in prokaryotic chromosomes whose product involves in transportation and catabolism of lactose
- Lac operon consists of three structural genes called Lac Z,Lac Y and Lac A and a regulatory element(promoter and operator)
- Lac I gene is present outside the Lac operon,act as regulatory gene and control the expression of Lac operon genes
- Lac Z codes for β galactosidase which converts lactose into allolactose
- Lac Y codes for Lac permease which act as a membrane transporter and transport lactose into the cells
- Lac A codes for transacetylase which neutralize the toxic effects of lactose
Lac operon in absence of lactose
- In absence of lactose Lac operon exists in switch off state
- Lac I gene produces Lac repressor which binds to operator region and prevent binding of RNA Polymerase thus blocks transcription
Lac operon in presence of lactose
- In presence of lactose Lac operon exists in switch on state
- In presence of lactose few molecules of Lac operon enzyme catalyse conversion of lactose to allolactose
- Allolactose act as an inducer,binds to the Lac repressor and induce conformational changes causing dissociation of Lac repressor from operator
- In absence of Lac repressor RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter and starts transcription of genes which catabolize lactose
Lac promoter is a weak promoter and direct transcription of Lac operon genes in very low level in presence of lactose
- For higher level expression of Lac operon genes,operon system require conversion of weak promoter to strong promoter which is always mediated by catabolite protein-cAMP complex(CAP-cAMP complex)
- CAP cAMP complex binds to the upstream of promoter called CAP binding site and stimulate expression of Lac operon genes by facilitating binding of RNA Polymerase
- Catabolite activator protein(CAP) or cAMP receptor protein(CRP) activate when cAMP binds
- cAMP is a secondary messenger synthesized from ATP and act as co-activator of CRP
- With respect to CAP cAMP complex Lac operon system is positively controlled
- In prokaryotic cell cAMP is very low when glucose concentration is relatively high and vice versa
- At high concentration of glucose the growth rate is maximum and lactose catabolism is repressed called catabolite repression
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