Where will RNA polymerase bind to a prokaryotic operon to initiate transcription if a repressor is absent?

a. transcriptional start site
b. promoter
c. operator
d. coding region


b. promoter

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a. alpha cells b. beta cells c. delta cells d. F cells e. gamma cells

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Mendel referred to the expressed trait in the F1 generation as _____. The unexpressed trait in the F1 generation was referred to as _____. For example, the purple flowering trait is dominant and the white flowering trait is recessive.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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All muscles share four traits. All are excitable, contractile, extensible, and ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The catalytic center of the E. coli RNA polymerase includes the subunit(s)

a. ?I and ?II b. ? and ?? c. ? and ? d. ? e. ?

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