Biology
Grade-8
Easy
Question
Most gene regulation happens at which step along the way.
- Translation
- Transcription
- Signal transduction
- DNA replication
Hint:
Mostly gene regulation occurs when information in a gene's DNA is passed to mRNA which is called transcription.
The correct answer is: Transcription
- Gene regulation can occur at any point during gene expression, but most commonly occurs at the level of transcription (when the information in a gene’s DNA is passed to mRNA).
- Signals from the environment or from other cells activate proteins called transcription factors. These proteins bind to regulatory regions of a gene and increase or decrease the level of transcription. By controlling the level of transcription, this process can determine when and how much protein product is made by a gene.
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