Regulation
of
Protein
Synthesis
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Operon
The
total
amount
of
DNA
present
in
a
cell
may
contain
from
a
few
to
thousands
of
genes.
Although
the
different
types
of
cells
in
the
body
of
a
multi
cellular
organism
differ
in
structure
and
function,
their
genes
are
identical,
since
all
the
cells
are
ultimately
derived
from
the
zygote.
The
problem
therefore
is
how
do
cells
with
identical
genetic
complements
differ
so
much
in
structure
and
function?
The
answer
is
that
not
all
genes
are
active
at
one
time.
As
development
proceeds
certain
genes
become
active
while
others
become
inactive,





