Upstream At Biology Glossary
What is it? A sequence located in front of a particular site relative to the direction of transcription and translation (i.e. located in the 5 direction relative to a particular site). For example, the lac promoter is located upstream of the lacZ structural gene.Bio Definition Added By: Aiden
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