E(var) mutations lie in genes whose products are needed to activate gene expression. They include members of the SWI/SNF complex

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Note that there is no significant consensus among the 17–19 nucleotides that lie in the region between –35 and –10.

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Nicks and gaps are good sites for RNA polymerase to bind nonspecifically

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Presence of the s-subunit permitted recognition of authentic RNA polymerase binding sites

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Polymerase binding sites are called promoters

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Transcription that begins at promoters is specific, directed by the s-subunit

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How tightly does core enzyme v. holoenzyme bind DNA?