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Q7: To further study gene regulation in the ara operon, you

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Q7: To further study gene regulation in the ara operon, you

Q7: To further study gene regulation in the ara operon, you engineered a mutant bacterium in which the araC gene has been deleted and then observed the effect of adding arabinose on transcription of the mutant bacterium ara operon. Would you expect transcription to be high or low in the presence of arabinose? Briefly explain. (2 marks)