The transcribed, but not translated, sequence that is immediately upstream of the region and encodes the functional product is called the __________ region.

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The leader region is transcribed but not translated and is located immediately upstream of the coding sequence. It contains important regulatory elements such as the ribosome binding site and may also contain sequences involved in regulating transcription or translation. Promoter refers to the sequence that initiates transcription, coding refers to the sequence that encodes the functional product, and trailer refers to the transcribed, but not translated, sequence immediately downstream of the coding region.

The Transcribed, but Not Translated, Sequence That Is Immediately Upstream