Which Statement About Promoters Is False

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which statement about promoters is false?

• A) Some promoters are more efficient than others at initiating transcription.
• B) Various proteins can bind to the promoter.
• C) Promoters provide information that orients RNA polymerase to the strand of the DNA it should use as a template.
• D) A promoter is a DNA sequence.
• E) Bacterial genes lack promoters.

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