The DNA region where the RNA polymerase first binds is called the _____ region:

a) leader
b) promoter
c) origin of replication
d) coding sequence


Ans: b) promoter

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. Exceptions to the principle of independent assortment were discovered and explained by ____ as resulting from genes

being physically associated with each other on the same chromosome.

a. Watson b. Sturtevant c. Morgan d. Mendel e. Crick

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