An operon:
A: is transcribed when RNA polymerase binds the operator.
B: has several promoters, but all of the structural genes are related biochemically.
C: is a cluster of functionally related genes that are transcribed all of the time at a constant rate.
D: is regulated by a repressor protein binding to the promoter.
E: is a cluster of structural genes that are all transcribed from the same promoter.
Answer: E: is a cluster of structural genes that are all transcribed from the same promoter.
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