Multiple Choice
Components and analogs of the lac operon are used by researchers as experimental tools. Match the molecule with its activity.
-X-gal
A) Binds to lac repressor
B) derepresses lac operon when lactose is present
C) turns blue when lac operon is turned on
D) breaks down lactose
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