Operon is a

  • A

    sequence of three nitrogen bases determining a single amino acid.

  • B

    set of closely placed genes regulating a metabolic pathway in prokaryotes.

  • C

    segment of $DNA$ specifying a polypeptide.

  • D

    gene responsible for switching on and switching off other genes.

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Write short note on lac operon
 

A low level of expression of lac operon occurs at all the time. Can you explain the logic behind this phenomena.

$A$ : Single $DNA$ dependent $RNA$ polymerase catalyses transcription of all types of $RNA$ in all except bacteria.
$R$ : Structural genes in bacteria are monocistronic.

The lac operon consists of

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Define an operon, giving an example, explain an Inducible operon.