What would occur if the repressor of an inducible operon were mutated so that it could not bind the operator?

A) irreversible binding of the repressor to the promoter
B) reduced transcription of the operon's genes
C) continuous transcription of the operon's genes
D) overproduction of catabolite activator protein (CAP)


C

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