When arabinose is present in the environment, the AraC protein acts as a(n) ________ for the E. coli ara operon.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


inducer

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Indicate whether this statement is TRUE or FALSE.

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A.  mRNA splicing B.  translation C.  transcription D.  gene sequencing E.  termination

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