NEET Biology question

BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEET

In the regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes: I. Lactose acts as the suppressor for gene expression. II. Tryptophan acts as the inducer for gene expression. III. Regulator gene is the one that produces the repressor molecule.

Answer: (C)

Solution

Lactose is actually an inducer (not a suppressor) of the Lac operon, making Statement I false, and tryptophan acts as a co-repressor (not an inducer) of the trp

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