What would be the result of a mutation that deactivates the regulatory gene of a repressible operon in an Escherichia coli cell?
A) continuous transcription of the enzyme-coding gene controlled by that regulator
B) complete inhibition of transcription of the enzyme-coding gene controlled by that regulator
C) irreversible binding of the repressor to the operator
D) inactivation of RNA polymerase by alteration of its active site