Regulation of Gene Expression

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

P O lacZ lacY lacA promoter operator structural genes

A repressor protein binds to which region to block transcription of the lac operon?

  • A

    lacZ structural gene

  • B

    Operator

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  • C

    Terminator

  • D

    Promoter

Explanation

The LacI repressor binds the operator (just downstream of the promoter), physically blocking RNA polymerase access.

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