You take a gene (knolin) that is normally unresponsive to the presence of glucocorticoids and you attach a GRE to the upstream region of that gene. When cells containing the DNA that has been engineered in this way are exposed to glucocorticoids, what happens?
a) The knolin gene is not expressed.
b) The knolin gene is expressed as transcription of knolin mRNA from the gene is initiated.
c) Transcription of knolin mRNA from the gene is initiated.
d) Translation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene is initiated.
Ans: b) The knolin gene is expressed as transcription of knolin mRNA from the gene is initiated.
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