Campbell Biology In Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 15.1, Problem 3CC
WHAT IF? A certain mutation in E. coli changes the lac operator so that the active repressor cannot bind. How would this affect the cell’s production of β-galactosidase?
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