As a microbiologist you have been asked to investigate the regulation of a novel gene in a bacterial species. Given what is known about bacteria, the logical place to begin your investigation is

A. alternative splicing regulation.
B. regulation by enhancer elements.
C. regulation by general transcription factors.
D. transcriptional regulation.
E. translational regulation.


Answer: D

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