A section of a bacterial chromosome in which genes for the enzymes of a particular metabolic pathway are clustered together in a functional complex under coordinate control is called ______.
A)an operator
B)an operon
C)a promoter
D)a repressor
E)an activator

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An operon is a section of a bacterial chromosome in which genes for the enzymes of a particular metabolic pathway are clustered together in a functional complex under coordinate control. The other options are not directly related to this definition.

A Section of a Bacterial Chromosome in Which Genes for the Enzymes