What happens when allolactose acts as an inducer in lac operon?

Easy

A

Allolactose induces the expression of structural genes of lac operon
B

Allolactose promotes more tighter binding of the repressor to the operator.
C

Allolactose is a gratuitous inducer and helps in constitutive expression of lac operon.
D

The allolactose binds to permease and stops uptake of any further allolactose into the cell.

Solution

Allolactose, which is an isomer of lactose is the inducer of operon. A few lactose molecules present in the cytoplasm of E.coli are metabolised into allolactose by β-galactosidase. When this inducer binds to the repressor and changes its conformation, the repressor protein cannot bind to the operator.

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