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The lac promoter maps between the represser i gene and the operator o gene, so that the operator gene is probably transcribed.
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IPPEN, K., MILLER, J., SCAIFE, J. et al. New Controlling Element in the Lac Operon of E. coli. Nature 217, 825–827 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217825a0
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