What role do the alpha subunits of RNA polymerase play in promoter binding?
a. They bind to UP elements.
b. They bind to both the -10 element and -35 box.
c. They bind only to the -35 box.
d. They bind to the startpoint.
e. They bind only to the -10 element.
Ans: a
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