Consider the leader region of the trp mRNA. How would transcription of the E. co
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Question
Consider the leader region of the trp mRNA. How would transcription of the E. coli trp operon be affected by changing the two Trp codons in the leader peptide gene to His codons?
A) The attenuation system would respond more to histidine than to tryptophan concentration.
B) The attenuation system would continue to respond more to tryptophan than to histidine concentration.
A) The attenuation system would respond more to histidine than to tryptophan concentration.
B) The attenuation system would continue to respond more to tryptophan than to histidine concentration.
Explanation / Answer
The answer is B.
B) The attenuation system would continue to respond more to tryptophan than to histidine concentration.