Describe how the components of the trp operon system are affected by a mutation in trpC?  Why is it that once enviornmental tryptophan is inserted into the cell, only the trp repressor is activated (turned on)?

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Describe how the components of the trp operon system are affected by a mutation in trpC? 

Why is it that once enviornmental tryptophan is inserted into the cell, only the trp repressor is activated (turned on)?

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