The -10 and the -35 Boxes Found in Bacterial Gene

question 18

Multiple Choice

The -10 and the -35 boxes found in bacterial gene promoters function to:

• A)recruit DNA polymerase activity for DNA replication before cell division.
• B)activate transcription at the -35 region of a gene.
• C)orient RNA polymerase at a gene's transcription start site.
• D)identify the boundaries between introns and exons.
• E)identify the boundaries for DNA unwinding during transcription.

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