The site on the DNA to which a repressor protein binds is the __________.

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The site on the DNA to which a repressor protein binds is called the operator. The operator is located within the operon, which is a stretch of DNA that contains the genes for a specific metabolic pathway. The promoter is the site where RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription, and the regulator is a gene or a set of genes that produces a protein that controls the transcription of the operon.

The Site on the DNA to Which a Repressor Protein