Chemicals Released from Cells in Response to Population Density and That

question 25

Multiple Choice

Chemicals released from cells in response to population density and that inhibit gene expression are called

• A) autoattenuators.
• B) autorepressors.
• C) autoinducers.
• D) catabolite repressors.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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