What Happens When a Repressor Is Bound to the Operator

question 14

Multiple Choice

What happens when a repressor is bound to the operator?

• A) RNA polymerase is prevented from transcribing the structural genes in the operon.
• B) RNA polymerase transcribes the structural genes in the operon.
• C) RNA polymerase increases the rate of transcription.
• D) RNA polymerase decreases the rate of transcription.
• E) None of these are correct.

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