Which of the following events would occur in the lac operon of $ \textit{E. coli} $ when the growth medium has a high concentration of lactose?

Question

The structural genes fail to produce polycistronic mRNA.

The repressor protein binds to RNA polymerase and prevents translation.

The repressor protein attaches to the promoter sequence and derepresses the operator.

The inducer molecule binds to the repressor protein and RNA polymerase binds to the promoter sequence.

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