Would a mutation that inactivated lac repressor and prevented it from binding to the lac operator site

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Would a mutation that inactivated lac repressor and prevented it from binding to the lac operator site result in the constitutive expression of the lac operon under all conditions? Explain. What is the disadvantage to the bacterium of having a constitutive lac operon?

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