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The blob operon produces enzymes that convert compound A into compound B. The operon is controlled by a regulatory gene S. Normally, the enzymes are synthesized only in the absence of compound B. If gene S is mutated, the enzymes are synthesized in the presence and in the absence of compound B. Does gene S produce a repressor or an activator? Is this operon inducible or repressible? Justify your answers through a diagram or explanation.

Name: The blob operon produces enzymes that convert compound A into compound B. The operon is controlled by a regulatory gene S. Normally, the enzymes are synthesized only in the absence of compound B. If gene S is mutated, the enzymes are synthesized in the presence and in the absence of compound B. Does gene S produce a repressor or an activator? Is this operon inducible or repressible? Justify your answers through a diagram or explanation.
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          The blob operon produces enzymes that convert compound A into compound B. The operon is controlled by a regulatory gene S. Normally, the enzymes are synthesized only in the absence of compound B. If gene S is mutated, the enzymes are synthesized in the presence and in the absence of compound B. Does gene S produce a repressor or an activator? Is this operon inducible or repressible? Justify your answers through a diagram or explanation.

The blob operon produces enzymes that convert compound A into compound B. The operon is controlled by a regulatory gene S. Normally, the enzymes are synthesized only in the absence of compound B. If gene S is mutated, the enzymes are synthesized in the presence and in the absence of compound B. Does gene S produce a repressor or an activator? Is this operon inducible or repressible? Justify your answers through a diagram or explanation.

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The blob operon produces enzymes that convert compound A into compound B. The operon is controlled by a regulatory gene S. Normally, the enzymes are synthesized only in the absence of compound B. If gene S is mutated, the enzymes are synthesized in the presence and in the absence of compound B. Does gene S produce a repressor or an activator? Is this operon inducible or repressible? Justify your answers through a diagram or explanation.