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There is an ambiguity in the gauge group of the Standard Model. The group is $G = SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1)/\Gamma$, where $\Gamma$ is a subgroup of ${\bf Z}_6$ which cannot be determined by current experiments. We describe how the electric, magnetic and dyonic line operators of the theory depend on the choice of $\Gamma$. We also explain how the periodicity of the theta angles, associated to each factor of $G$, differ.
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