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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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Assertion (A): The gene I codes for the repressor of the lac operon.

Reason (R): The y-gene codes for permease, which increases permeability of the cell to β\beta-galactosidase.
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Correct option: C
(A) is true but (R) is false
Option C ((A) is true but (R) is false) is correct because the gene I codes for the repressor, but the y-gene codes for permease, which increases permeability of the cell to β\beta-galactosidase, not β\beta-galactosidase itself.

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