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Name: Mariah
Status: Student
Grade:  9-12
Location: CA
Country: United States
Date: January 2009
Question:
What role does an operator play in gene expression?
What role does an inducer play in gene expression?


Replies:
An operator is the section of DNA where RNA polymerase begins transcription of the DNA into messenger RNA. An inducer binds to a repressor protein causing it to lose its grip on the operator thus allowing transcription to be initiated.

Ron Baker, Ph.D.


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