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CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2025

Which one of the following events is true about the lac operon in the absence of an inducer?

  1. A The repressor is inactivated
  2. B Repressor binds to the operator and prevents RNA polymerase from transcribing the operon
  3. C Beta-galactosidase, transacetylase and permease will be produced
  4. D RNA polymerase have access to the promoter and transcription proceeds
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(B) Repressor binds to the operator and prevents RNA polymerase from transcribing the operon

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Repressor binds to the operator and prevents RNA polymerase from transcribing the operon