Discuss in detail the two different types ofoperons found in bacterial genomes (inducible operons andrepressible operons) and describe how they work. Then describe thethree different forms of prokaryotic genetic recombinationdiscussed in the commentary Prokaryotic GeneticRecombination. Hypothesize how recombination might adverselyaffect the functioning of an operon such as the lac operon or thetrp operon. What might be the metabolic implications for an E. colicell that experiences a disruption of one of these operons?
