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Suppose That a Cell Has a Mutation That Deletes the Gene

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Suppose that a cell has a mutation that deletes the gene encoding the repressor for a certain operon, and a plasmid is introduced into the host cell that carries a wild-type copy of the gene for the repressor. Is normal regulation of this operon restored in the presence of this plasmid?

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Yes. The repressor gene can be...

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