Question

Examine the figure below. The initiation of transcription requires that enhancers bind to _____?

1) Promoters
2) Silencers
3) Transcription factors
4) Polymerases

Answer 1

Enhancers bind to promoters during transcription initiation to regulate the frequency of pre-mRNA synthesis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Enhancers bind to promoters during the initiation of transcription.

Basal transcription factors and other transcription factors bind to enhancers and help regulate the frequency of pre-mRNA synthesis from a gene.

Enhancers affect the efficiency of transcription but are not necessary for transcription to proceed.