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10 December, 06:44

A mutation prevents the lac repressor from recognizing allolactose. In the absence of allolactose, the mutant repressor has the same affinity for the lac operator sites as a normal repressor. How would you expect this mutant repressor to affect the regulation of the lac operon?

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  1. 10 December, 06:49
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    The answer is the operon would be turned off.

    Explanation:

    The operon would be turned off in the presence or absence of lactose in the environment.
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