A regulatory sequence of DNA that is 10,000 base pairs away from the gene it regulates is mutated. The result is that the gene being regulated is now expressed at a higher rate compared to when this regulatory sequence was not mutated. What would this

sequence of DNA best be called?

A) activator protein
B) insulator
C) zinc finger motif
D) enhancer
E) silencer


Answer: E

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