A Mutation in a Promoter Region That Causes the Promoter

question 1

True/False

A mutation in a promoter region that causes the promoter sequence to more closely resemble the consensus sequence is called an up promoter mutation and results in a decrease in transcription.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on dependent variables in an experiment or study.

Data Points

Individual pieces of factual information collected from measurements or observations, used for analysis or calculation in a study or survey.

Significance Level

A statistical measure that determines the threshold at which the null hypothesis of a test is rejected.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, and it depends on the chosen significance level.