Positive control of the LAC operon can be best described by which of the following:

a. occurs when glucose concentration is limiting
b. occurs when cAMP concentrations are high
c. results in RNA polymerase binding to the promoter
d. directly occurs due to the binding of cAMP-CAP complex
e. all of the above


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