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The two regions of λ DNA to which the λ repressor binds (the operators) are shown to consist of multiple, non-identical repressor binding sites. The arrangement of these sites with respect to the adjacent controlled genes has been determined using a restriction endonuclease that cleaves each operator.
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MANIATIS, T., PTASHNE, M. Structure of the λ Operators. Nature 246, 133–136 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/246133a0
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