In eukaryotic cells, promoters are
A) transcribed.
B) transcribed and translated.
C) neither transcribed nor translated.
D) transcribed and then removed.
E) sequences of RNA that are spliced out.

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Promoters are DNA sequences that initiate transcription, but they themselves are not transcribed or translated. They function by binding to RNA polymerase, which then begins transcribing the downstream gene sequence.

In Eukaryotic Cells, Promoters Are