Transcription factors
What Transcription factors means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Proteins that bind to specific DNA base sequences, often near the promoter of a target gene, to help or block RNA polymerase.
Proteins that activate or repress specific genes in particular cell lineages in animals.
Topics that use Transcription factors
- Topic 3: Voice of the Genome (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Topic 7: Run for your Life (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Acrosome
- Acrosome reaction
- Aerobic respiration
- ATPase
- Biocompatibility
- Carbon dioxide production
- Cell cycle and interphase
- Cellular respiration pathways
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