Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 2CBQ
Summary Introduction

To analyze:

Advantages and disadvantages of combinatorial control

Introduction:

Combinatorial control is a method of gene regulation in which the transcription of a large number of chains is regulated by a small number of transcription factors like activators, repressors and effector molecules.

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