An example of a basal transcription factor is
A) an enhancer- binding transcription factor.
B) RNA polymerase.
C) a silencer- binding transcription factor.
D) a promoter- proximal- binding transcription factor.
E) the TATA- binding protein.

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The TATA-binding protein is a basal transcription factor that binds to the TATA box in the promoter region of genes and recruits other components of the transcriptional machinery, including RNA polymerase, to initiate transcription.

An Example of a Basal Transcription Factor Is