Assertion(A): It is the metabolic, physiological, or environmental conditions that regulate the expression of genes.
Reason(R): In the absence of lactose, the beta-galactosidase enzyme is synthesized by E. coli.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.