NEETBiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMCQ+4 / −1
In an inducible operon, the genes are :
- Ausually expressed unless a signal turns them "off"
- Balways expressed
- Cnever expressed
- Dusually not expressed unless a signal turns them "on"
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Correct answer: D
Inducible operons are usually switched off. This is a type of operon which is switched on when a chemical called inducer is present. The inducer is almost always a substrate.
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