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'''Transcription factor''': a cell protein that can bind to specific sites at [[DNA]] or a member of a set of such proteins, which after binding to DNA initiate a chain of events leading to expression of a particular gene. This usually leads to the synthesis of a protein determined by that gene.
 
'''Transcription factor''': a cell protein that can bind to specific sites at [[DNA]] or a member of a set of such proteins, which after binding to DNA initiate a chain of events leading to expression of a particular gene. This usually leads to the synthesis of a protein determined by that gene.
 
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Transcription factor: a cell protein that can bind to specific sites at DNA or a member of a set of such proteins, which after binding to DNA initiate a chain of events leading to expression of a particular gene. This usually leads to the synthesis of a protein determined by that gene. [1]


References

  1. Jouko Tuomisto, Terttu Vartiainen and Jouni T. Tuomisto: Dioxin synopsis. Report. National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), ISSN 1798-0089 ; 14/2011 [1]