When the Substrate of a Metabolic Pathway Is Present in a Bacterial

question 5

Multiple Choice

When the substrate of a metabolic pathway is present in a bacterial cell,which of the following processes will occur?

• A)transcription of the genes in a repressible operon
• B)deactivation of the promoter for an operon
• C)transcription of the genes in an inducible operon
• D)allosteric regulation of an inducer

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