The wild type E. coli cells are growing in normal medium with glucose. They are transferred to a medium containing only lactose as sugar. Which of the following changes take place ?A. All operons are inducedB. E. coli cells stop dividingC. The lac operon is inducedD. The lac operon is repressed

The wild type E. coli cells are growing in normal medium with glucose.

1.	The wild type E. coli cells are growing in normal medium with glucose. They are transferred to a medium containing only lactose as sugar. Which of the following changes take place ?A. All operons are inducedB. E. coli cells stop dividingC. The lac operon is inducedD. The lac operon is repressed
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The wild type E. coli cells are growing in normal medium with glucose. They are transferred to a medium containing only lactose as sugar. Which of the following changes take place ?A. All operons are inducedB. E. coli cells stop dividingC. The lac operon is inducedD. The lac operon is repressed

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