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Select the incorrect statement out of the five given below about lac operon when Lactose is  present in the medium.  
a) Gene – A gets transcribed into mRNA which produces β-galactoside permease  b) Inducer-Repressor complex is formed  
c) Lactose inactivates repressor protein  
d) RNA polymerase transcribe Z-gene, Y-gene and A-gene  
e) Allolactose is the inducer of lac operon
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Gene – A gets transcribed into mRNA which produces β-galactoside permease  b) Inducer-Repressor complex is formed
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