Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

A regulatory sequence of DNA that is 10,000 base pairs away from the gene it regulates is mutated.The result is that the gene being regulated is now expressed at a higher rate compared to when this regulatory sequence was not mutated.What would this sequence of DNA best be called?


A)activator protein
B)enhancer
C)insulator
D)zinc finger motif
E)silencer

Answer

E