Jacob and Monod found that in bacteria, genes are switched on and off by other genes. This led them to distinguish between effector genes and regulat… - Eric Kandel

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Jacob and Monod found that in bacteria, genes are switched on and off by other genes. This led them to distinguish between effector genes and regulatory genes. Effector genes encode effector proteins... which mediate specific cellular functions. Regulatory genes encode proteins called regulatory proteins, which switch the effector genes on or off.

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Eric Richard Kandel (born November 7, 1929) is an Austrian-American neuropsychiatrist and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard. His research entails the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.

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Native Name: Eric Richard Kandel
Alternative Names: Erich Richard Kandel • Erich Kandel • Eric R. Kandel • Eric R Kandel • E. R. Kandel • E R Kandel • E. Kandel • E Kandel • Kandel • Kandel E • Kandel E. • Kandel E. R. • Kandel ER
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