Which of the Following Statements About the Lac Repressor Is

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the lac repressor is true?

• A) The lac repressor is encoded by the lacI gene, which is located within the lac operon
• B) The lac repressor is encoded by the lacZ gene, which is located within the lac operon
• C) The lac repressor is encoded by the lacZ gene, which is located outside the lac operon
• D) The lac repressor is encoded by the lacI gene, which is located outside the lac operon

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