Why was β-gal used in this study?

1. Why was β-gal used in this study?

2. How would you define a quantitative and qualitative assessment of reporter gene constructs?

3. How is the consensus sequence necessary for gene expression to occur?

4. Please explain figure 1 in your own words. Are these results qualitative or quantitative? How do you know?

5. In Figure 2, what was the best promoter to use? In your explanation, please provide evidence through your interpretation of this figure.

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