Biology
Grade-8
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Question

What does a promoter do?

  1. It allows a gene to be transcribed
  2. It creates a DNA segment
  3. It is another word for ribosomes
  4. It is another word for RNA

hintHint:

Promoter, as related to genomics, is a region of DNA upstream of a gene where relevant proteins (such as RNA polymerase and transcription factors) bind to initiate transcription of that gene

The correct answer is: It allows a gene to be transcribed


    • In genetics, a promoter is a region of DNA that initiates the transcription of a particular gene.
    • Promoters are located near the transcription start sites of genes, on the same strand and upstream on the DNA (towards the 3'region of the antisense strand).

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