Draw a box around the sequence where RNA polymerase will bind to the DNA. What is this sequence called? Will transcription start at this sequence, to the left of this sequence (“upstream”) or, to the right of this sequence (“downstream”)? Draw a small arrow above the DNA strand where transcription will begin.
Gene Interactions
When the expression of a single trait is influenced by two or more different non-allelic genes, it is termed as genetic interaction. According to Mendel's law of inheritance, each gene functions in its own way and does not depend on the function of another gene, i.e., a single gene controls each of seven characteristics considered, but the complex contribution of many different genes determine many traits of an organism.
Gene Expression
Gene expression is a process by which the instructions present in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are converted into useful molecules such as proteins, and functional messenger ribonucleic (mRNA) molecules in the case of non-protein-coding genes.
DNA: 5’-CTCTACTATAAACTCAATAGGTCC-3’
- Draw a box around the sequence where RNA polymerase will bind to the DNA.
- What is this sequence called?
- Will transcription start at this sequence, to the left of this sequence (“upstream”) or, to the right of this sequence (“downstream”)? Draw a small arrow above the DNA strand where transcription will begin.
- Which DNA strand will RNA polymerase transcribe? Highlight this strand with your highlighter. (Hint: RNA pol is similar to DNA pol because it can only make new RNA in the 5’ to 3’ direction. Draw in an arrow to show the direction that RNA polymerase will move along the DNA strand.
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