- The enzymes -beta galactosidase, permease, and transacetylase are encoded by adjacent structural genes in the lac operon of _E. coli_
- Beta-Galactosidase is encoded by the lacZ gene
- permease by the lacy gene, and transacetylase by the lacx gene
- In the lac operon, the lac Z, lac Y, and lac a genes have a common promoter
- Upstream of the promoter is a regulator gene, lac I, which has its own promoter (P)
- The lacl gene is transcribed into a short mRNA that is translated into a repressor Protein
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