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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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In an E.coli strain ii gene gets mutated and its product can not bind the inducer molecule. If growth medium is provided with lactose, what will be the outcome?
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Correct option: D
z, y, a genes will not be translated
Option D (z, y, a genes will not be translated) is correct because if the repressor cannot bind the inducer (lactose), it will remain bound to the operator, preventing transcription and therefore translation of the structural genes.

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