Many eukaryotic genes have regions called enhances. What is an enhancer?
a. RNA polymerase binds here to begin transcription. b. a DNA sequence close to the promoter where a specific protein can bing to activate translationc. c. DNA seqeuence far from the promotoer where a specific protein can bind to activate transcription. d. ribosomes bind here to begin translation e. snRNP's bind here
Answer: c. DNA sequence far from the promoter where a specific protein can bind to activate the transcription
Enhancers are short activating DNA sequences which are required for stimulating the transcription but not tranlation hence option b, d are false. They are bidirectional and its function is dependent of the recognition by a transcription factor.
Specific transcription factor- a protein as mentioned in the option c (but not snRNPs or RNA polymerase II hence option a, e are also wrong) binds at the enhancer which stimulates the transcription by DNA bending that allows interaction with RNA polymerase II.
Hence, the correct answer is option c.
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