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Effects on repression as the distance between promoter and target operator were varied. β-Galactosidase activities were measured in cell extracts of strains containing either wt 434 Cro or CroΔ (no repressor) with target 434 OR3 operators separated from the promoter by the indicated number of base pairs. Error bars represent standard errors of the mean.
