J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2000

  • question_answer
    The lac operon concept of E. coli was proposed in 1961 by :

    A)  Watson and Crick

    B)  H. G. Khorana

    C)  Meselson and Stahl

    D)  Jacob and Monod

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     Jacob and Monod (1961) studied lactose utilization in mutants of E. colig and gives the concept of lac operon. An operon consists of one to several structural genes, an operator gene, a promotor gene, a regulator gene, a repressor and inducer or co-repressor gene.


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