Transcription of the lac operon is most efficient when ____

a. cAMP levels are low
b. the CAP site of the promoter is not bound to cAMP
c. glucose is present and lactose is absent
d. lactose is present and glucose is absent
e. lactose and glucose are present


ANSWER: d

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