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magine a hypothetical gene to be transcribed that has core, proximal and distal

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Question

magine a hypothetical gene to be transcribed that has core, proximal and distal cis-elements. What would happen if 5bp of DNA was inserted between the TATAAA box and the transcription start site?

The sequence of the resulting transcript would change.

The abundance of the resulting transcript would change.

Both the sequence and the abundance of the transcript would change.

Nothing would change.

A.

The sequence of the resulting transcript would change.

B.

The abundance of the resulting transcript would change.

C.

Both the sequence and the abundance of the transcript would change.

D.

Nothing would change.

Explanation / Answer

C. Both the sequence and the abundance of the transcript would change.