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Pribnow box

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Etymology

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Named after David Pribnow.

Noun

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Pribnow box (plural Pribnow boxes)

  1. (genetics) The nucleotide sequence TATAAT, an essential part of a promoter site on DNA for transcription to occur in bacteria.
    Synonym: Pribnow-Schaller box
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