Number of copies of lac operon in average cell which is in process of DNA replication

Value 1.7 DNA per cell
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Benno Muller-hill, 1996, The Lac Operon: A Short History Of A Genetic Paradigm, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter. Berlin. New York. Part 3.2 pp.134
Primary Source Kennell D, Riezman H. 1977. Transcription and translation initiation frequencies of the Escherichia coli lac operon. J. Mol. Biol. 114:1–21 p.1 2nd paragraphPubMed ID409848
Method Fully induced lac system at 37 degrees
Entered by Uri M
ID 102076