Constitutive Vs Regulated Promoters
Some promoters are called constitutive as they are active in all circumstances in the cell, while others are regulated becoming active in response to specific stimuli.
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Famous quotes containing the words constitutive and/or regulated:
“Madness is the absolute break with the work of art; it forms the constitutive moment of abolition, which dissolves in time the truth of the work of art.”
—Michel Foucault (1926–1984)
“Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)