The operator of the lactose operon in E. Coli is located:     between the promoter and the repressor gene     upstream of the promoter     between the promoter and the structural genes     anywhere on the chromosome     among the structural genes

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Chapter14: Gene Regulation
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Problem 9TYU: A mutation that inactivates the repressor gene of the lac operon results in (a) the continuous...
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The operator of the lactose operon in E. Coli is located:

   

between the promoter and the repressor gene

   

upstream of the promoter

   

between the promoter and the structural genes

   

anywhere on the chromosome

   

among the structural genes

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