If she moves the repressor gene (lacI), along with its promoter, to a position at some several thousand base pairs away from its normal position, we would expect the _____

A) repressor will no longer be made
B) repressor will no longer bind to the operator
C) repressor will no longer bind to the inducer
D) lac operon will be expressed continuously
E) lac operon will function normally


Answer: E

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