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Question
CBSEENBI12002898

In the lac operon model, lactose molecules function is

  • inducers,which bind with the operator gene

  • Repressors, which bind the the operator gene

  • inducers, which bind the repressor protein

  • corepressore, which bind with the repressor protein

Solution

C.

inducers, which bind the repressor protein

Lactose or lac operon of E.coil is an example of inducible operon. Lactose is known to be inducer and substrate for the enzyme beta-galactosidase.