Number of phenotype =2n+1

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Constitutive mutations occur at 8 positions in the operator between +5 and +17 called OC

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Repressor binds with O1and O3 tonhibit expression of lacZ

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Effects of mutations in the three lac operators

All three operators are essential for effective repression.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

OC are constitutive because repressor protein is unable to bind; this allows RNA polymerase to have unrestrained access to the promoter. 

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The Oc mutations are cis-acting/cis dominant, because they affect only the contiguous set of structural genes.

 

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The DNA-binding domain occupies residues 1–59. It contains two a-helices separated by a turn. This is a common DNA-binding motif known as the HTH (helix-turn-helix); the two a-helices fit into the major groove of DNA