Abstract
Gene expression consists of two major stages, DNA transcription and RNA translation (Chapter 2). Although cellular modulation of either stage is sufficient to regulate protein production, control at the post-transcriptional level is energetically wasteful. Moreover, the transcription process supplies a ready means for the coordinate regulation of both linked and unlinked genes. Prokaryotic gene regulation acts predominantly, in fact, at the transcriptional level.
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Glass, R.E. (1982). Operon Control. In: Gene Function. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6689-8_8
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