8.6 Gene Expression and Regulation
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donnacooper Plus on March 8, 2012
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Chapter 8 From DNA to Proteins
Biology - 2010 Edition
Holt McDougal
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 promoter | section of DNA to which RNA polymerase binds, starting the transcription of mRNA |
| operon | section of DNA that contains all of the code to begin transcription, regulate transcription, and build a protein; includes a promoter, regulatory gene, and structural gene |
| exon | sequence of DNA that codes information for protein synthesis |
| intron | segment of a gene that does NOT code for an amino acid |
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