The gene products encoded by trans-acting elements perform their function by
A)associating with regulatory sequences distant from the gene from which they were transcribed.
B)regulating the expression of the gene from which they were transcribed.
C)the association of nucleotides with the elongating RNA transcript.
D)physically associating with DNA polymerase.
E)regulating the activity of telomerase.

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Trans-acting elements are regulatory elements that are not physically linked to the gene they regulate. They act at a distance by associating with regulatory sequences distant from the gene from which they were transcribed, thereby regulating the expression of target genes. This association can occur through protein-protein interactions, DNA binding, or RNA binding.

The Gene Products Encoded by Trans-Acting Elements Perform Their Function