Examine Figure 16.7. What would be the effect of a drug that altered the structure of allolactose so that it was unable to bind to the regulator protein? OperonThe lac operon(a) Absence of lactoselacoRNApolymeraseoperatorStructural genesRegulatorgene (lacl)laczlacYlacAlacPTranscriptionand translationNo transcriptionActive regulatorprotein (repressor)O In the absence of lactose, the regulatorprotein (a repressor) binds to theoperator and inhibits transcription.lacoRNAoperator(b) Presence of lactosepolymeraseTranscriptionand translationTranscriptionand translationActive regulatorprotein.which then bindsto the regulator protein,making the protein inactive.4 The regulatorprotein cannot bindto the operator,.3.and the structuralgenes are transcribedand translated.Inactive regulatorprotein (repressor)EnzymesB-Galactosidase Permease TransacetylaseAllolactoseGlucose2 When lactose is present, some ofIt is converted into allolactose,.16.7 The la. operon regulates lactose metabolism.BGalactosidaseGalactoseLactose

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Description: Examine Figure 16.7. What would be the effect of a drug that altered the structure of allolactose so that it was unable to bind to the regulator protein? OperonThe lac operon(a) Absence of lactoselacoRNApolymeraseoperatorStructural genesRegulatorgene