Operon Structure
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A prokaryotic operon groups several genes under one promoter and one operator, so a single regulatory event switches all the genes together.
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An operon's operator sequence sits between its promoter and structural genes, controlling whether RNA polymerase can transcribe them.
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An operon's genes are all transcribed together as one unit — they are not each controlled by a separate promoter.