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The lactose operon is a classic example of gene expression and why we include it in molecular biology

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The lactose operon is a classic example of gene expression and why we include it in molecular biology. It's probably one of the best studied set of genes in molecular biology because it's used in academics and parts of the construct are utilized as a reporter. 

Bacteria organize their genes in operons, so as not to waste energy. They just can't afford to do that. The question becomes if any eukaryotes use operons to organize functional sets of genes?