Which of the following statements about the lac operon is not true?
a. When the inducer binds to the repressor, the repressor can no longer bind to the operator.
b. When the inducer binds to the operator, transcription is stimulated.
c. When the repressor binds to the operator, transcription is inhibited.
d. When the inducer binds to the repressor, the shape of the repressor is changed.
e. The repressor has binding sites for both DNA and the inducer.
Ans: b. When the inducer binds to the operator, transcription is stimulated.
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