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What is the function of a promoter in gene expression?
What is the function of a promoter in gene expression?
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What is the function of a promoter in gene expression?
To enhance transcription
To initiate transcription
To terminate transcription
To bind ribosomes
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A promoter is a DNA sequence that initiates transcription by providing a binding site for RNA polymerase.
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A promoter is a DNA sequence that initiates transcription by providing a binding site for RNA polymerase.
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Step 1: Understand that genes are segments of DNA that contain instructions for making proteins.
Step 2: Know that gene expression is the process of turning on a gene to make its corresponding protein.
Step 3: Learn that a promoter is a specific region of DNA located at the beginning of a gene.
Step 4: Recognize that the promoter acts as a signal for the cell to start reading the gene.
Step 5: Understand that RNA polymerase is an enzyme that binds to the promoter to begin the process of transcription.
Step 6: Realize that transcription is the first step in gene expression, where the DNA is copied into RNA.
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