promoter
11promoter — [prə mōt′ər, prōmōt′ər] n. [ME < MFr promoteur < ML promotor] 1. a person or thing that promotes; specif., a person who begins, secures financing for, and helps to organize an undertaking, as a business or a sports event 2. Chem. a… …
12Promoter — In biology, a promoter is a region of DNA that facilitates the transcription of a particular gene. Promoters are typically located near the genes they regulate, on the same strand and upstream (towards the 5 region of the sense strand).OverviewIn …
13Promoter — Pro|mo|ter 〈a. engl.: [ moʊ ] m. 3〉 jmd., der professionelle Wettkämpfe (bes. Box u. Ringkämpfe), Konzerte, Tourneen u. Ä. organisiert u. veranstaltet [engl., „Förderer“; zu promote „fördern, begünstigen“] * * * Pro|mo|ter [pro mo:tɐ , … moʊ… ],… …
14promoter */ — UK [prəˈməʊtə(r)] / US [prəˈmoʊtər] noun [countable] Word forms promoter : singular promoter plural promoters 1) someone whose job is to arrange and advertise concerts and sports events a boxing promoter 2) someone who tries to make people… …
15promoter — A region of DNA to which RNA polymerase binds before initiating the transcription of DNA into RNA. The nucleotide at which transcription starts is designated +1 and nucleotides are numbered from this with negative numbers indicating upstream… …
16promoter — pro|mot|er [ prə moutər ] noun count * 1. ) someone whose job is to arrange and advertise concerts and sports events: a boxing promoter 2. ) someone who tries to make people support an idea or issue: He was a promoter of causes including… …
17promoter — [[t]prəmo͟ʊtə(r)[/t]] promoters 1) N COUNT A promoter is a person who helps organize and finance an event, especially a sports event. ...one of the top boxing promoters in Britain. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n The promoter of a cause or idea tries to… …
18promoter — A person involved in setting up and funding a new company, including preparing its articles of association and memorandum of association, registering the company, finding directors, and raising subscriptions. The promoter is in a position of… …
19promoter — 1. A short DNA sequence, usually upstream of (5 to) the relevant coding sequence, to which RNA polymerase binds before initiating transcription. This binding aligns the RNA polymerase so that transcription will initiate at a specific site. The… …
20promoter — /preuh moh teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages. 2. a person who initiates or takes part in the organizing of a company, development of a project, etc. 3. a person who organizes and provides financial backing for …
