Plant Gene Doesn't Need an Off Switch, As Long As it Has a Volume Control (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Plant Gene Doesn't Need an Off Switch, As Long As it Has a Volume Control

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Most genes are activated through an upstream promoter sequence. UC Davis plant biologists discovered that the GUS gene in Arabidopsis, which gives blue color, can function without a promoter as long as it has an intron that can affect gene expression.

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Jenna Gallegos/Rose Lab/UC Davis

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