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What enables RNA polymerase to start transcribing a gene at the right place on the DNA

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What enables RNA polymerase to start transcribing a gene at the right place on the DNA in a bacterial cell? In a eukaryotic cell?

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What enables RNA polymerase to start transcribing a gene at the right place on the DNA in a bacterial cell? In a eukaryotic cell?

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In a bacterial cell, RNA polymerase binds to a specific region of a gene called the promoter, which is located typically within 250 nucleotides upstream of the start codon. This promoter contains a specific sequence of nucleotides known as the -10 box and the -35 box, and RNA polymerase specifically bind

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