Transcription Initiation Site
"Transcription Initiation Site" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The first nucleotide of a transcribed DNA sequence where RNA polymerase (DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE) begins synthesizing the RNA transcript.
| Descriptor ID |
D024363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.024.340.137.750.840
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| Concept/Terms |
Transcription Initiation Site- Transcription Initiation Site
- Initiation Site, Transcription
- Initiation Sites, Transcription
- Site, Transcription Initiation
- Sites, Transcription Initiation
- Transcription Initiation Sites
- Transcription Start Site
- Site, Transcription Start
- Sites, Transcription Start
- Start Site, Transcription
- Start Sites, Transcription
- Transcription Start Sites
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