Mutagenic studies of the promoter region of the ?-globin gene indicate that some areas are more likely than mutations in other areas to affect transcription rates

When mutations occur in consensus sequences (modular elements such as GC box, CAAT box, TATA box), does transcription increase or decrease?


decrease

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A. gene. B. controller. C. structure. D. copy-producing. E. works.

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