Operons can best be defined as

A) operational mutations affecting gene expression.
B) a set of genes under common regulatory control.
C) dominant alleles responsible for enzyme synthesis.
D) a balance between repressor and inducer molecules.
E) a common mode of gene expression in bacteria.


B

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