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Why regulate gene expression?

April 26, 2017expression gene regulate

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Why regulate gene expression?

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For maximum efficiency, a cell needs to be able to: • control the types and quantities of proteins (gene products) produced some are needed in large quantities (ribosomal proteins) some are need in small quantities (many enzymes) muscle cells need lots of contractile proteins – brain cells dont intestinal cells produce lots of digestive proteins cells of the retina dont unregulated expression is energetically costly!