If glucose is absent, but so is lactose, the lac operon will be ________. activated repressed activated, but only partially mutated

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Peter Torr · Answer 1 · 2020-03-07T08:16:46+0000

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Activated

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In the presence of lactose, and in the absence of glucose, lactose will bind to a protein called a "repressor," deactivating it. Through this, RNA polymerase has a free way to synthesize the mRNA that will give enzymes for lactose degradation.

If glucose is absent, but so is lactose, the lac operon will be ________. activated repressed activated, but only partially mutated

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