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Lac Operon

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The structural gene'Y'is said to produce a protein Lactose permiase which makes the cell permeable to Lactose. But the operon is already inside the cell and the protein is produced only after the Lactose enters into it. Then what is the use of making the cell permeable again. Is it for the future Lactose molecules to enter?

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lacY
Structural gene that encodes lactose permease--membrane protein needed to actively transport lactose into cytoplasm of bacteria

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