Which of the following statements is false regarding bacterial operons? Multiple Choice The operon consists of several coding regions separated by spacers and flanked by a single promoter and trailer. The proteins that are synthesized from an operon are often enzymes that work as a team and therefore can be synthesized as a team using a single promoter. The RNA transcribed from the operon is translated into a single polypeptide that is spliced by proteases to create individual proteins. The mRNA from each coding region has its own start and stop codon, so each protein can be translated individually.