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at 5:53 p.m. Nov, 24, 2025
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Brian_BH
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nicholas13
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It's an operon inducer, so it induces the expression of an operon, not merely a gene.
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Example: The lac operon is considered an inducible operon because its default state is to be turned off (repressed), but can be turned on in the presence of the inducer allolactose.

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