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7: Transcription

Transcription of genes, RNA polymerase, promoters, and regulation.

Genes Expressed by Activator Proteins

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To promote gene expression, enhancers are specific DNA sequences that can be recognized and bound by transcription factors, including activator proteins.
Consider the following set of activator proteins:

 
  FF   GG   MM   QQ   RR   ZZ  
 
Available Activator Proteins

Below are five different genes, each with its own set of enhancers.
Determine which of the genes are likely to be expressed based on the given set of activator proteins.
Note that more than one answer may be correct.

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