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In prokaryotes, the transcription is regulated through a complex of genes termed operon. There is an exclusive regulator gene having a promoter sequence that encodes either activator or repressor molecules, which can bind to the operator region to regulate the mRNA transcription. Operons are classified as inducible or repressible.
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