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Define gene regulation and state five reasons why gene activity is regulated in a cell

      

Define gene regulation and state five reasons why gene activity is regulated in a cell.

  

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Gene regulation is the control of the amount and timing of the appearance of the functional product of a gene.

1.so that molecules that are only occasionally needed are synthesised only when the need arises.
2.so that an enzymatical process that uselessly consumes energy is inhibited.
3.so that a cell utilizes a pathway that yields the greatest amount of energy per unit time
4.so that there is alteration of biosynthetic pathways to reduce defective molecules.
5.Because the cell requires different products at different times.
patmalone254 answered the question on October 21, 2018 at 15:49


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