The likely outcome from a mutation in the lacO site (lac Operator) of the lac operon would be

A. binding of RNA polymerase could be hindered.
B. binding of a repressor protein could be hindered.
C. binding of the activator protein could be hindered.
D. duplication could be affected.
E. the order in which the genes of the lac operon are transcribed could be altered.


B. binding of a repressor protein could be hindered.

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