Question

What are enhancers?

a: Enzymes that bind DNA with precise sequence recognition for specific promoters to transcribe downstream genes into protein
b: Proteins that bind DNA with precise sequence recognition for specific DNA regulatory regions to help enhance or repress transcription of a particular gene.
c: Regulatory elements of DNA sequence that activate and increase the rate of transcription of a particular gene when transcription factors bind them to promoter sequences.
d: Regulatory elements of DNA sequence that repress and decrease the rate of the transcription of a particular gene when transcription factors bind them to promoter sequences.

Answer 1

Enhancers are regulatory elements of DNA sequence that activate and increase the rate of transcription of a particular gene when transcription factors bind them to promoter sequences.

Step-by-step explanation:

Enhancers are regulatory elements of DNA sequence that activate and increase the rate of transcription of a particular gene when transcription factors bind them to promoter sequences. Each enhancer is made up of short DNA sequences called distal control elements. Activators bound to the distal control elements interact with mediator proteins and transcription factors. Enhancers can be located thousands of base pairs away from the genes they control and can be found in the 5' or 3' non-translated region of the gene or even within introns.