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| the process by which the information within a gene is made into a functional product, such as a protein or RNA molecule |
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| the ability of cells to control the expression of their genes |
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| genes with relatively constant levels of expression in all conditions over time |
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| the process by which cells become specialized into particular types |
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| the complete genetic composition of a cell or a species |
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| the complete complement of proteins that a cell or organism can make |
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| regulatory transcription factor |
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| a protein that bind to DNA in the vicinity of a promoter and affects the rate of transcription of one or more genes |
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| a transcription factor that binds to DNA and inhibits transcription |
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| a transcription factor that binds to DNA and increases the rate of transcription |
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| transcriptional regulation by activator proteins |
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| transcriptional regulation by activator proteins |
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| with regard to transcription, refers to a molecule that exerts it's effects by binding to a regulatory transcription factor, causing a conformational change in the protein |
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| a defined region of a protein with a distinct structure and function |
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| a DNA sequence in bacteria that is recognized by activator or repressor proteins that regulate the level of gene transcription |
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| an arrangement of two or more genes in bacteria that are under the transcriptional control of a single promotor |
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| an mRNA that contains the coding sequences for two or more structural genes |
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