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-If she moves the repressor gene (lacI), along with its promoter, to a position at some several thousand base pairs away from its normal position, we would expect the ________.
A) repressor will no longer be made
B) repressor will no longer bind to the operator
C) repressor will no longer bind to the inducer
D) lac operon will be expressed continuously
E) lac operon will function normally

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Moving the repressor gene (lacI) along with its promoter does not inherently disrupt its function or its production; it should still be able to be transcribed and translated into the repressor protein, which can then function normally in regulating the lac operon. The distance from the operon does not affect the repressor's ability to be produced or to function, as long as it is still being expressed.

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