he structural genes in an operon are all co-transcribed as a single mRNA when the operator is bound by the regulator. are transcribed individually as separate mRNAs when an operator is bound by the regulator. are transcribed individually when the regulator molecule is bound at the operator for each gene. are all cotranscribed as a single mRNA when the operator is not bound by the regulator. O are transcribed individually as separate mRNAs when an operator is not bound by the regulator. Solution The structural genes in an operon are all cotranscribed as a single mRNA when the operator is not bound by the regulator because when the operator binds tightly to the operator preventing transcription by RNA polymerase. However, when operator not bind DNA then It floats off the operator, clearing the way for RNA polymerase to cotranscribe the operon as a single mRNA .So Option 4 is correct. .