Q. The structural genes in lac operon are

A) polycistronic
B) monocistronic
C) both (a) and (b)
D) bicistronic
Explanation

In prokaryotes, for example, in lac operon the structural genes are polycistronic, that is, more than one polypeptides are synthesized by a single mRNA.

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