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Transcription Initiation Site
| Medical Definition: | The first nucleotide of a transcribed DNA sequence where RNA polymerase (DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE) begins synthesizing the RNA transcript. |
| Previously Indexed: | Transcription, Genetic (1974-2001) |
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