Q.

Which enzyme(s) will be produced in a cell in which there is a non-sense mutation in the lac y-gene?

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a

Transacetylase

b

β-galactosidase

c

Lactose permease and transacetylase

d

Lactose permease

answer is A.

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β-galactosidase enzyme will be produced in a cell in which non-sense mutation takes place in the lac y gene. Non-sense mutation stops polypeptide synthesis-due to the formation of non-sense codon. In lac operon, sequence of structural genes is z (codes for β-galactosidase), y (permease) and a gene (transacetylase). Due to non-sense mutation at y-gene, permease synthesis will be stopped resulting in non-expression of both y and successive gene a also. Thus, only β-galactosidase enzyme will be produced.

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