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E. coli are able to break down lactose when present, and this isregulated by the lac Operon. Describe the mechanisms for thepositive and negative control of this operon, and briefly discussthe advantages of both forms of control for this operon.

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Negative control of lac operon Lac repressor which is synthesised by lacI gene binds to the operator to prevent the binding of RNA polymerase thus halting transcription of the operon to produce beta galactosidase enzyme to break down    See Answer
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