Which of the Following Statements About Transcriptional Regulators Is FALSE

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about transcriptional regulators is FALSE?

• A)Transcription regulators interact only with the sugar-phosphate backbone on the outside of the double helix to determine where to bind on the DNA helix.
• B)Transcription regulators will form hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, and hydrophobic interactions with DNA.
• C)The DNA-binding motifs of transcription regulators usually bind in the major groove of the DNA helix.
• D)The binding of transcription regulators generally does not disrupt the hydrogen bonds that hold the double helix together.

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