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 3TY
Transcription factors that bind to DNA and stimulate transcription are
- repressors.
- small effector molecules.
- activators.
- promoters.
- operators.
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