[IB Biology at GHS: Nucleic Acid Reviews]

19. In nucleic acids, what is meant by the "promoter"?

A) It is a region of DNA or m-RNA that promotes itself by selling tickets to a raffle it expects to win.

B) It is the beginning series of nucleotides on DNA or m-RNA that signify the start of the gene's code for synthesizing a protein.

C) It is the end series of nucleotides on DNA or m-RNA that signify the end of the gene's code for synthesizing a protein.

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