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What is an operon?

a) A group of genes that work together

b) A group of genes that are continually fighting
one another

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A group of genes that work together

A group of genes that work togetherWhat is an operon?Sometimes, gene variants (also known as mutations) prevent one or more proteins from working properly. By changing a gene's instructions for making a protein, a variant can cause a protein to malfunction or to not be produced at all.Genes are contained in chromosomes, which are in

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