Glossary

Biochemistry, molecular genetics, and biology glossary terms for Companion Sites.

cis-acting elements

Cis-acting elements are DNA sequences in the vicinity of the structural portion of a gene, which are required for gene expression.

Most often, signal elements act only on the intramolecular nucleotide sequence to which they are attached, and they are said to act "in cis".

 Regulatory Proteins Sequences

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