According to the lac operon model proposed by Jacob and Monod, what is predicted to occur if the operator is removed from the operon?
A) Galactosidase permease would be produced, but would be incapable of transporting lactose.
B) The lac operon would be transcribed constitutively.
C) Only lacZ would be transcribed.
D) Only lacY would be transcribed.

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Jacob and Monod's model predicts that if the operator is removed, the lac operon would be transcribed constitutively, meaning that the genes would be expressed all the time regardless of lactose availability.

According to the Lac Operon Model Proposed by Jacob and Monod