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Answer» ac OPERON lactose acts as inducer. Extra Information :-- Lactose is the substrate for the enzyme beta-galactosidase.
- Lactose regulates the switching on and off of the operon.
- In absence of a PREFERRED carbon source such as glucose, if lactose is provided in the medium of growth of the bacteria, the lactose GETS transported into the cells through the action of permease.
- A very LOW level of expression of lac operon is needed to be present in the cell at all times to allow the entry of lactose into the cells.
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