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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 548-563.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.19-084

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The establishment process of lac operon model and the analysis of several teaching problems

Xing Wanjin

School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China

Received:2019-03-27 Revised:2019-05-13 Online:2019-06-20 Published:2019-05-27
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Supported by the Teaching Team Construction Project of Genetics Course Group and the Curriculum Construction Projects of Inner Mongolia University

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Gene structure and expression regulation mechanism are the research hotspots and focus of modern life sciences. The lac operon is a cluster of genes through which Escherichia coli catabolizes lactose. It was first proposed by F. Jacob and J. Monod, who were also awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965 for their contributions. Thereafter, the lac operon has become the classic teaching case of the gene regulation mechanism in microbiology, genetics and molecular biology, and been highly valued by teachers and students alike. Although the conclusion is easy to follow and memorize, its rich connotation and esoteric reasoning has rendered it difficult to understand, neither is it easy for teachers to fully exploit the advantages of this teaching case. Therefore it is necessary to have an in-depth understanding of the genetic structure and working principle of the lac operon, especially the scientific background and thinking process through which scientists revealed these mysteries. In this paper, the historical discovery and analysis process of the E. coli lac operon was reviewed by following their footprints, listening to their analysis of experimental results. Based on the DNA sequences, the reasons for several unusual phenomena of lac operon expression were also discussed to exemplify the teaching value of the classic cases in genetics and molecular biology.

Key words: genetics, case teaching, lac operon, gene regulation

Xing Wanjin. The establishment process of lac operon model and the analysis of several teaching problems[J]. Hereditas(Beijing), 2019, 41(6): 548-563.

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