Question

Name one inducer.

Answer 1

Inducer:

1. An inducer is a substance whose presence is required to initiate a biochemical pathway.
2. An inducer is generally a protein molecule.
3. An inducer is known to regulate gene expression in molecular biology.

Example of inducer:

1. Allolactose is an example of an inducer.
2. It regulates the expression of lactose in the lac operon found in Escherichia coli.