There is a mutation in a promoter next to a gene such that RNA polymerase can never bind. What steps must occur for the gene to be transcribed?
A) An activator protein must bind an enhancer.
B) The DNA must physically bend so that the activator is close to the promoter.
C) Transcription factors must bind to the activator and promoter.
D) Transcription will never take place in this specific example.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Ions can travel directly from the cytoplasm of one animal cell to the cytoplasm of an adjacent cell through _____
A) plasmodesmata B) intermediate filaments C) tight junctions D) desmosomes E) gap junctions
What would the result be when a soil is supplemented with S0?
A) dimethyl sulfide production due to mixotrophs B) organic carbon production due to anaerobes C) soil acidification due to chemolithotrophs D) syntrophic utilization of sulfite
All fossils fuels, including coal, are considered an indirect form of _______ energy.
A- renewable B- geothermal C- wind D- nuclear E- solar
During the DNA replication process, which of the following organisms would have the fewest origins of replication per cell?
A. a Streptococcus bacterium B. a yeast cell C. a young oak tree D. a human E. a fruit fly