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What happens to E coli when lactose is not present

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Answer: the genes that produce the enzymes needed to break down lactose are not expressed

Step-by-step explanation:

The lac operon is a series of genes used in digestion the sugar lactose. The operon is controlled by a promoter that regulates all of the genes

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