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A Strain of Bacteria Prefers to Metabolize Fructose, but It

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A strain of bacteria prefers to metabolize fructose, but it can grow on other sugars.When fructose is abundant, the expression of genes involved in metabolizing other sugars is much reduced.This is an example of _______.


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