You have discovered the start site of transcription for a bacterial gene, psu1. You look at the sequence upstream and downstream of the transcriptional start site for psu1 and find sequences very similar to the consensus bacterial -10 and -35 promoter sequences, but for the psu1 gene these sequences are only present 20 nucleotides downstream of the transcriptional start. Which of the following is most likely? The psu1 promoter is downstream of the transcriptional start site. There is no psu1 promoter The psu1 gene is not transcribed ○ The psu1 promoter is likely a weak promoter The psu1 promoter is likely a strong promoter

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You have discovered the start site of transcription for a bacterial gene, psu1. You look at the
sequence upstream and downstream of the transcriptional start site for psu1 and find
sequences very similar to the consensus bacterial -10 and -35 promoter sequences, but for
the psu1 gene these sequences are only present 20 nucleotides downstream of the
transcriptional start. Which of the following is most likely?
The psu1 promoter is downstream of the transcriptional start site.
There is no psu1 promoter
The psu1 gene is not transcribed
○ The psu1 promoter is likely a weak promoter
The psu1 promoter is likely a strong promoter
Transcribed Image Text:You have discovered the start site of transcription for a bacterial gene, psu1. You look at the sequence upstream and downstream of the transcriptional start site for psu1 and find sequences very similar to the consensus bacterial -10 and -35 promoter sequences, but for the psu1 gene these sequences are only present 20 nucleotides downstream of the transcriptional start. Which of the following is most likely? The psu1 promoter is downstream of the transcriptional start site. There is no psu1 promoter The psu1 gene is not transcribed ○ The psu1 promoter is likely a weak promoter The psu1 promoter is likely a strong promoter
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