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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceRegulation of Gene ExpressionMedium2 minPYQ_2003

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What does "lac" refer to in what we call the lac operon?NEET 2003

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The lactose operon (lac operon) is an operon required for the transport and metabolism of lactose in E. coli and many other enteric bacteria. The gene product of lacZ is $β$ -galactosidase which cleaves lactose, a disaccharide, into glucose and galactose.

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:Regulation of Gene Expression

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