What are the roles of allolactose in the lac operon and tryptophan in the trp operon?
The function of allolactose in regulation of the lac operon is that the allolactose acts as an inducer. Tryptophan acts as a corepressor that causes the trp repressor to bind to the trp operon and repress transcription.
Answer: A) allolactose acts as an inducer and tryptophan acts as a corepressor.
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