As a general principle of gene regulation through operons, regulatory genes encode

A) trans-acting proteins that interact with cis-acting DNA elements.
B) cis-acting proteins that interact with cis-acting DNA elements.
C) cis-acting proteins that interact with trans-acting DNA elements.
D) trans-acting proteins that interact with trans-acting DNA elements.


A) trans-acting proteins that interact with cis-acting DNA elements.

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