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TATA box

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TATA box
a eukaryotic DNA sequence usually TATAAATA, similar to the Pribnow box of Escherichia coli, occurring in the promoter region 25 to 35 bases upstream from the transcriptional start site that binds the general transcription factor TFIID which begins the formation of the transcription initiation complex which includes RNA polymerase.

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