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Why does the lac operon shut down some time after the addition of lactose in the medium where E.coil was growing ? Why low level expression of lac operon is always required ?

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Assertion :- Lactose is the substrate for the enzyme beta -galactosidase & it regulates switching on & off of the operon. Reason: A very low level of expression of lac operon is always present in cell all the time.

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