If a Researcher Moves the Operator to the Far End

question 10

Multiple Choice

If a researcher moves the operator to the far end of the operon, which of the following processes would likely occur when the cell is exposed to lactose?

• A) The inducer will no longer bind to the repressor.
• B) The repressor will no longer bind to the operator.
• C) The operon will never be transcribed.
• D) The genes of the lac operon will be transcribed continuously.

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