You have a mutant culture of E. coli that is defective in

Last updated: 8/7/2022

You have a mutant culture of E. coli that is defective in the lacl gene coding for the repressor protein, preventing it from producing the protein. Compared with the regular wild type E. coli, if growing in a medium containing no glucose, no lactose, but containing other sugars capable of supporting the growth of the bacteria, the mutants would be _________. less efficient more efficient the same