Question

Importance of gene regulation in bacteria

Answer 1

Bacterial genes are often found in operons. ... Each operon containsregulatory DNA sequences, which act as binding sites for regulatoryproteins that promote or inhibit transcription. Regulatory proteins often bind to small molecules, which can make the protein active or inactive by changing its ability to bind DNA.

Answer 2

Answer:

These examples illustrate an important point: that gene regulation allows bacteria to respond to changes in their environment by altering gene expression (and thus, changing the set of proteins present in the cell).