True or False: Repressors have their own promoters and are transcribed separately from the rest of the genes of an operon
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Repressors are proteins that inhibit the transcription of genes in an operon by binding to specific DNA sequences called operator sites. When a repressor is bound to the operator, it prevents the RNA polymerase from initiating transcription of the genes in the Show more…
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