What is the General Position of the Consensus Sequence Called

Question

What is the general position of the consensus sequence called the GC box? What is its sequence?
A) promoter; CAAT
B) promoter; GGGCGG
C) terminator; CAAT
D) terminator; GGGCGG
E) attenuator; GGGCGG

Accepted Answer

The GC box is generally located in the promoter region of genes, where it functions as a binding site for transcription factors. The consensus sequence of the GC box is GGGCGG, which is composed of two sets of three consecutive guanine and cytosine (GC) nucleotides separated by a single nucleotide. Therefore, the best choice is B, which indicates that the GC box is in the promoter region and has the correct consensus sequence.