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Eukaryotic cell way to control gene expression in addition to RNA processing?
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Epigenetics is a good lead. You can turn genes "on" or "off" by making it harder or easier for a transcription complex to bind to DNA--you do this with DNA methylation and acetylation
You can also use microRNAs to "deactivate" or break up RNA so that it can't go get translated after processing
Source(s): This looks like it could be educational: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics
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