Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 149

149. An environmental agent, which triggers transcription from an operon, is a

(a) regulator

(b) inducer

(c) depressor

(d) controlling element

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Answer : b

Hints & Solution

(b) The inducer is an environmental agent, which triggers transcription from an operon. The inducer or effector molecule are small sized which can bind to a regular protein.