In eukaryotic cells, a positive regulator or enhancer
A) binds to the enhancer region to block transcription.
B) is made of RNA.
C) binds to an activator protein to increase transcription rates.
D) is a carbohydrate.
E) is an enzyme.

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A positive regulator or enhancer in eukaryotic cells binds to an activator protein to increase transcription rates. This allows for additional transcription factors to bind to the DNA and increase the rate of transcription. The other answer choices (A, B, D, and E) are not accurate descriptions of enhancers or positive regulators.

In Eukaryotic Cells, a Positive Regulator or Enhancer