5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Which one of the following is not a part of a transcription unit in $DNA$ ?

A

The inducer

B

A terminator

C

A promoter

D

The structural gene

(AIPMT-2012)

Solution

(a) : A transcription unit is a part of $DNA$ that is able to transcribe a complete $RNA$. It consists of a promoter region (where $RNA$ polymerase binds to start transcription), the structural gene (coding region) and the terminator region (that signals release of $RNA$ polymerase and newly formed $RNA$ strand).

Standard 12
Biology

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