A Regulatory Sequence of DNA That Is 10,000 Base Pairs

question 35

Multiple Choice

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)enhancer
• C)insulator
• D)zinc finger motif
• E)silencer

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