NEET Biology Molecular basis of Inheritance / विरासत का आणविक आधार Question Bank Gene Regulation and Genetic Code

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    Wild type E.coli cells are growing in normal medium with glucose. They are transferred to a medium containing only lactose as the sugar. Which one of the following changes take place [CBSE PMT 1995]

    A) The lac-Operon is repressed

    B) All Operons are induced

    C) E. coli cells stop dividing

    D) The lac-Operon is induced

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Lac operon: cluster of genes that regulates production of enzymes needed to metabolize lactose in bacterial cells (E. coli). It is an inducible operon.


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