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Regulation of Gene Expression;Overview: Conducting the Genetic Orchestra;Figure 18.1;Concept 18.1: Bacteria often respond to environmental change by regulating transcription;Precursor;Operons: The Basic Concept;The operon can be switched off by a protein repressor The repressor prevents gene transcription by binding to the operator and blocking RNA polymerase The repressor is the product of a separate regulatory gene;The repressor can be in an active or inactive form, depending on the presence of other molecules A corepressor is a molecule that cooperates with a repressor protein to switch an