All are lac repressor properties EXCEPT:
A) tetrameric protein expressed constitutively.
B) binding site for DNA.
C) binding site for mRNA.
D) binding site for inducer.
E) blocks elongation so initiation is aborted.

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The lac repressor does not have a binding site for mRNA; instead, it binds to the operator region of DNA and the inducer (allolactose), thereby regulating the transcription of the lac operon.

All Are Lac Repressor Properties EXCEPT