Genes that are involved in turning on or off transcription of a set of structural genes are called

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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Genes that are involved in turning on or off the transcription of a set of structural genes are called

A

Polymorphic genes

B

Operator genes

C

Redundant genes

D

Regulatory genes

(AIPMT-1998)

Solution

(b) Operator gene controls the activity of structural gene which synthesizes $m-RNA$ $(transcription)$.

Standard 12

Biology

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