You Have Identified a Transcription Factor and Hypothesize That It

question 23

Multiple Choice

You have identified a transcription factor and hypothesize that it binds to the promoter region of a gene that encodes a protein that causes cells to stop dividing.In order to test the interaction between the transcription factor and the DNA you will need to do a specific assay.Which one of the following would you use to test your hypothesis?

• A)fluorescent in situ hybridization
• B)chromatin immunoprecipitation
• C)immunocytochemistry
• D)high-throughput DNA sequencing

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