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#Question id: 4018


How does binding of the lac repressor to the lac operator block transcription initiation?

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
  1. lac repressor binding blocks RNA polymerase from interacting with DNA at the start site.

  2. lac repressor binding induces a DNase that cleaves the DNA at the transcription start site.

  3. lac repressor binding causes a conformational change in RNA polymerase.

  4. lac repressor binding induces a protease that degrades the sigma subunit of RNA polymerase.