Section outline

  • By the end of this chapter, readers will be able to:

    • Define Operons
    • Explain the roles of Lac I, Lac Z, and Lac Y of the lactose Operon
    • Predict the effects on lactose metabolism when the concentration of lactose is changed.
    • Explain about the Trp Operon
    • Define attenuation
    • Explain molecular mechanisms that control Eukaryotic gene regulation
    • Define Epigenetics
    • Discuss the role of epigenetics in gene expression and regulation

    • Further Reading for Module 3 & 4

      Read Chapter Three and Chapter Four from the Open Textbook - Understanding Gene Expression and Gene Regulation.