Individuals with one form of lactose intolerance do not produce the enzyme lactase because the gene coding for the production of lactase is shut off in their cells. This means that which of the following processes does not occur for the gene?

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Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA). If the gene coding for lactase is shut off, it means that transcription for this particular gene does not occur, as the gene's instructions are not being used to make mRNA and subsequently lactase.

Individuals with One Form of Lactose Intolerance Do Not Produce