gene promoter
n=2
Step By Step
a: Gene promoter ~
b: start button on an assembly line
What: "The operon system can be compared to that of an assembly line system. Each part plays a specific role, and if one portion doesn't do it's job or stops, the final product is not made. The operon's purpose is to transcribe the genes that are present and then the products (proteins) that those genes code for can be made. The promoter is like the start button that starts the conveyor belt moving."
Useful?
Writer: Lauren Suarez
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Date: May 13 2013 7:07 PM
# 3172 Critique Analogy
Something To Bind With....
a: Gene promoter ~
b: a doorknob
What: "Here's an analogy. A promoter is like a doorknob, in that the promoters of many operons are similar. An operator is like the keyhole in a doorknob, in that each door is locked by only a specific key, which in this analogy is a specific regulatory protein."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 13 2013 7:09 PM
# 3173 Critique Analogy
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