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#Unit 12. Applied Biology
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#Unit 12. Applied Biology
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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
#Question id: 3981
#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
The diagram below represents a hypothetical operon in the bacterium E. coli. The operon consists of two structural genes (A and B), which code for the enzymes A-ase and B-ase, respectively, and also includes P (promoter) and O (operator) regions as shown.
When a certain compound (X) is added to the growth medium of E. coli, the separate enzymes A-ase and B-ase are both synthesized at a 50-fold higher rate than in the absence of X. (X has a molecular weight of about 200.) Which of the following statements is true of the operon decribed above?