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lac operon
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lac operon
the lactose operon, a nucleotide sequence in Escherichia coli that controls the synthesis of the enzyme β-galactosidase comprising binding sequence motifs for the cap protein, which activates transcription, the repressor protein, which inhibits transcription, and a region with which RNA polymerase interacts. The first, best studied and best understood model for gene regulation.
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Advocates see LAC as the only viable response to failure to comply with legislation, inadequate assessment and poor outcomes for children (Dixon 2001, Ward 1998).
Key questions in considering guided practice for vulnerable ... by Tregeagle, Susan; Treleaven, Lesley / Australian Journal of Social Issues
Their orientation is one of justifying LAC as an effective way of improving practice and of providing for an outcomes-oriented approach to children in care.
Looking after children: a case of individualised service delivery (1) by Yeatman, Anna; Penglase, Joanna / Australian Journal of Social Issues
 
 
 
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