In eukaryotes, activator proteins bind to _____; generalized transcription factors bind to _____.
A)promoters; terminators
B)DNA polymerases; RNA polymerases
C)promoters; enhancers
D)terminators; RNA polymerases
E)enhancers; promoters

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Activator proteins bind to specific enhancer sequences in DNA to increase the rate of transcription initiation by recruiting RNA polymerase and other transcription factors to the nearby promoter region. Generalized transcription factors bind to the core promoter region near the transcription start site and help RNA polymerase initiate transcription. Therefore, choice E is the correct answer as enhancers are the binding sites for activator proteins and promoters are the binding sites for generalized transcription factors.

In Eukaryotes, Activator Proteins Bind to _____; Generalized Transcription Factors