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Post Lab Questions - Mandatory for All Students Which genes when transferred into E. coli will induce the production of lycopene and beta-carotene, respectively? Introducing the Erwinia herbicola genes CrtE, CrtI, and CrtB into E. coli directs the metabolic conversion of endogenous farnesyl diphosphate into lycopene. To achieve beta-carotene production, the pathway is extended by transferring those same three core genes along with a fourth gene, CrtY, which encodes lycopene β-cyclase to cyclize the terminal groups.</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/raphael-aca/labs/week-12-lab-bioproduction/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/></channel></rss>