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The structural genes of lac operon transcribe mRNA which is

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polycistronic

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replicative

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monokaryotic

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monocistronic

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The correct option is A polycistronic
The structural genes of lac operon transcribe mRNA which is polycistronic describing a type of messenger RNA that can encode more than one polypeptide separately within the same RNA molecule.

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