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The operon model. The lactose operon in the repressed (top) and induced state (bottom). In the absence of an inducer, the LacI repressor binds the operator and prevents lac gene expression, whereas in the presence of the inducer, the LacI repressor is inactivated, and lac genes are expressed (drawing courtesy of Jean-Marc Ghigo).
