"Lac Operon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The genetic unit consisting of three structural genes, an operator and a regulatory gene. The regulatory gene controls the synthesis of the three structural genes: BETA-GALACTOSIDASE and beta-galactoside permease (involved with the metabolism of lactose), and beta-thiogalactoside acetyltransferase.
| Descriptor ID |
D007763
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.024.686.545 G05.360.340.358.207.500.545
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| Concept/Terms |
Lac Operon- Lac Operon
- Lac Operons
- Operon, Lac
- Operons, Lac
- Lactose Operon
- Lactose Operons
- Operon, Lactose
- Operons, Lactose
LacZ Genes- LacZ Genes
- Gene, LacZ
- Genes, LacZ
- LacZ Gene
Lac Gene- Lac Gene
- Gene, Lac
- Genes, Lac
- Lac Genes
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