For the inducible lac operon to be turned on, the
a. lactase (enzyme) must not be in excess.
b. substrate (lactose) must be absent.
c. substrate must be present and bind the repressor protein.
d. RNA polymerase must be blocked from transcribing the genes.
Answer: c. substrate must be present and bind the repressor protein.
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