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Chapter 8, Problem 8MCQ
The mechanism by which lactose controls the lac operon.
Use the following choices to answer questions 7 and 8.
- a. catabolite repression
- b. DNA polymerase
- c. induction
- d. repression
- e. translation
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Pearson eText Microbiology: An Introduction -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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