Which Portion of a Eukaryotic Gene Carries Information That Is

Question

Which portion of a eukaryotic gene carries information that is transcribed to RNA?
A) the termination sequence
B) the consensus sequence
C) the initiator portion
D) the structural gene

Accepted Answer

The structural gene is the portion of a eukaryotic gene that contains the information needed for the synthesis of a functional RNA molecule. This is the portion of the gene that is transcribed by RNA polymerase to produce an mRNA transcript. The termination sequence marks the end of the gene, the consensus sequence is a short DNA sequence that is commonly found upstream of a gene and plays a role in regulating gene expression, and the initiator portion includes the promoter sequence that binds RNA polymerase to begin transcription.