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trp

1 American  

abbreviation

Military.
  1. troop.


Trp 2 American  

abbreviation

Biochemistry.
  1. tryptophan.


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What would happen if bacteria did not have trp R?

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

If tryptophan is present in the environment, then E. coli does not need to synthesize it and the switch controlling the activation of the genes in the trp operon is switched off.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In E. coli, the trp operon is on by default, while the lac operon is off.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 16.3 The five genes that are needed to synthesize tryptophan in E. coli are located next to each other in the trp operon.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

On my last business trp to Australia it appeared to be run by Kiwi's.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2012

The 36 topologically equivalent residues of the structural scaffold include highly conserved residues such as Asn, Asp, Trp and Pro.

From Nature ● Feb. 13, 2013

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