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  4. The inducer for switching ‘on’ the lac operon in bacteria is:

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Q. The inducer for switching ‘on’ the lac operon in bacteria is:

KEAMKEAM 2011Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Solution:

Lactose is the substrate for the enzyme beta galactosidase and it regulates switching on and off of the operon. It is termed as inducer.