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What is an operon?
What is an operon?
An operon is a group of genes that are transcribed together and have a single promoter.
What are regulatory proteins?
What are regulatory proteins?
Regulatory proteins are molecules that attach to small molecules that make proteins active or inactive by changing their ability to bind to DNA.
What are inducible and repressible operons?
What are inducible and repressible operons?
Inducible operons are activated in the presence of a particular small molecule, while repressible operons are generally on but can be turned off by a small molecule.