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If laco were mutated, what effect would this have on lactose metabolism?

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If lacO were mutated, what effect would this have on lactose metabolism? The repressor would not properly bind to the operator, and the lac operon would be over expressed. How does the cell recognize that lactose needs to be metabolized? Lactose is converted into allolactose, which inhibits the lac repressor.

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