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  1. #GeneRegulation couples transfers of information to transfers of mass and energy. The E. coli Trp-operon is often used as a simple example of gene reg. Genetic info transfers from #DNA to #proteins, including the synthesis of (1) a #repressor gene. In absence of tryptophan, the #operon induces the synthesis of the #metabolic #enzymes for its production (2). Tryptophan then binds the repressor (3)...