MODIFIED MASTERING BIOLOGY WITH PEARSO
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Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 18, Problem 6TYU
What would occur if the repressor of an inducible operon were mutated so it could not bind the operator?
- (A) irreversible binding of the repressor to the promoter
- (B) reduced transcription of the operon's genes
- (C) buildup of a substrate for the pathway controlled by the Operon
- (D) continuous transcription of the operon's genes
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