Genetic regulation in prokaryotes can involve alterations in rna secondary structure. what phenomenon occurs in the trp operon that involves such alterations?

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Evie Sexton

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19 August, 08:19

Genetic regulation in prokaryotes can involve alterations in rna secondary structure. what phenomenon occurs in the trp operon that involves such alterations?

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The phenomenon that occurs in the trp operon which involves such alterations is Attenuation. Trp operon is a group of genes that are used or transcribed together and codes for the components for the production of tryptophan. This phenomenon of attenuation is a mechanism for reducing expression of the trp operon when levels of tryptophan are high. However, rather than blocking initiation of transcription, attenuation prevents completion of transcription.