When the Lac Repressor Binds to the Lac Operator Site,RNA

question 11

Multiple Choice

When the lac repressor binds to the lac operator site,RNA polymerase is prevented from transcribing which genes?

• A)the galactosidase gene
• B)a regulatory gene
• C)the galactoside transacetylase gene
• D)the galactosidase and galactoside transacetylase genes
• E)the galactosidase gene and a regulatory gene

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Definitions:

Republicans

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Southern Slaves

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Plantation System

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