NEET 2003 · Class 12

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

During transcription, the DNA site at which RNA polymerase binds is called

  1. (A)promoter
  2. (B)regulator
  3. (C)receptor
  4. (D)enhancer

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Verbatim line

The promoter is said to be located towards 5'-end (upstream) of the structural gene (the reference is made with respect to the polarity of coding strand).

Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Section
5.5.1 Transcription Unit
Page
13
Words matched
58 of 58

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'It is a DNA sequence that provides binding site for RNA polymerase', which directly answers the question about the DNA site where RNA polymerase binds during transcription.

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