Meanings
nounTATA box (plural TATA boxes)
plural TATA boxes
- biologyA DNA sequence (cis-regulatory element) found in the promoter region of genes in archaea and eukaryotes.
Synonyms: Goldberg-Hogness box, Hogness box
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA DNA sequence (cis-regulatory element) found in the promoter region of genes in archaea and eukaryotes.
Also see
Origin
From the DNA consensus sequence 5'-TATA(A/T)A(A/T)-3'.
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