Describe the Differences Between Inducible and Repressible Operons

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Essay

Describe the differences between inducible and repressible operons. How does attenuation differ from inducible or repressible operons?
Which of the two inducible operons you've studied would be active if a cell has the following food sources?
a. only lactose
b. only glucose
c. lactose and glucose

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