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Question
Why is tryptophan called co-repressor?
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Solution
Tryptophan binds to the inactive repressor and changes it into a functional repressor. This complex binds the operator and switches off the tryptophan-operon structural genes; therefore, tryptophan is called a co-repressor.
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