What will most likely happen when the -35 element and pribnow box are mutated? a. The sigma factor will not be able to bind to TBP. b. The rate of transcription will increase. c. RNA Polymerase II will not be able to bind to the promoter region.

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What will most likely happen when the -35 element and pribnow box are mutated?

a. The sigma factor will not be able to bind to TBP.

b. The rate of transcription will increase.

c. RNA Polymerase II will not be able to bind to the promoter region.

d. 

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