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In the lac operon of certain bacteria, when lactose is ABSENT but glucose is present, the repressor protein is bound to the ____ and inhibits transcription of the three genes associated with lactose acquisition and digestion. ? promoter ? operator ? cell membrane ? mRNA

          In the lac operon of certain bacteria, when lactose is ABSENT but glucose is present, the repressor protein is bound to the ____ and inhibits transcription of the three genes associated with lactose acquisition and digestion.
? promoter
? operator
? cell membrane
? mRNA

In the lac operon of certain bacteria, when lactose is ABSENT but glucose is present, the repressor protein is bound to the and inhibits transcription of the three genes associated with lactose acquisition and digestion.
? promoter
? operator
? cell membrane
? mRNA

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Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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03/23/2022

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Step 1: In the lac operon, the repressor protein is bound to the operator region of the DNA. Show more…

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In the lac operon of certain bacteria, when lactose is ABSENT but glucose is present, the repressor protein is bound to the and inhibits transcription of the three genes associated with lactose acquisition and digestion. promoter operator cell membrane mRNA In the lac operon of certain bacteria,when lactose is ABSENT but glucose is present,the repressor protein is bound to the and inhibits transcription of the three genes associated with lactose acquisition and digestion O promoter O operator O cell membrane O-mRNA