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OpenStudy (drii_salsa):

What is the basic function of catabolic operons like the lac operon?

OpenStudy (bioepic):

Whenever there is no glucose and there is presence of lactose..then the lac operon is activated and breaks down lactose to release energy. Operon is nothing but a group of genes which code for proteins or enzymes required for a particular function.

OpenStudy (drii_salsa):

so operator promoter or structural genes? @BioEpic

OpenStudy (bioepic):

As in...? the lac operon is a collection of genes that codes for enzymes that degrade lactose when there are low levels of glucose.

OpenStudy (bioepic):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac_operon

OpenStudy (bioepic):

@Drii_salsa

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