The –35 sequence of a particular bacterial gene is 5′– TTAACA–3′. A mutation changes the  fifth base from a C to a G. Would you expect this mutation to increase or decrease the rate of  transcription? Why?

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The consensus sequence for the –35 sequence of a bacterial promoter is 5′–TTGACA– 3′. The –35 sequence of a particular bacterial gene is 5′– TTAACA–3′. A mutation changes the  fifth base from a C to a G. Would you expect this mutation to increase or decrease the rate of  transcription? Why?

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