<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Week 12 HW: Building Genomes :: 2026a-jean-colmenares</title><link>https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/jean-colmenares/homework/week-12-hw-building-genomes/index.html</link><description>Lab Homework: Bioproduction of Beta-Carotene and Lycopene Post-Lab questions
Which genes when transferred into E. coli will induce the production of lycopene and beta-carotene, respectively?
Lycopene production in E. coli typically requires the carotenoid biosynthesis genes crtE, crtB, and crtI from organisms such as Erwinia herbicola (now Pantoea ananatis). Beta-carotene production additionally requires the crtY gene, which converts lycopene into beta-carotene through cyclization.</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/jean-colmenares/homework/week-12-hw-building-genomes/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/></channel></rss>