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In genetics, a promoter (originally French: promoteur, instigator, initiator) is a section of DNA that controls the expression of a gene. As a transcription start point, this section determines the timing and frequency of gene expression. The promoter binds an enzyme (RNA polymerase), which reads the gene sequence and produces an RNA copy. This region contains recognition sequences for the transcription enzyme complex and for regulatory proteins.
