Question

Which of the following is the pribnow box?

• A. $5\,TATAAT\,3$
• B. $5\,TAATTA\,3$
• C. $5AATAAT\,3$
• D. $5ATATTA\,3$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$5\,TATAAT\,3$

Answer 2

The promoters in bacterial and viral genes usually contain a consenus sequence of 5 TATAAT-3 forming RNA polymerase binding site or the pribnow box, after it discover. .Pribnow boxllies within the promoter about 10 base pair before the staring point of transcription.