promoter (gene technology)

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04875
The @D01597@ region, usually upsteam to the coding @ST06775@ of a @G02604@ or @O04301@, which binds and directs @R05386@ polymerase to the correct transcriptional start site and thus permits the initation of @T06436@.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 163 [Terms] [Paper]