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G
C
box
(
plural
GC boxes
)
(
molecular biology
)
A
distinct
pattern
of
nucleotides
, with the
consensus sequence
G
GG
C
GG, found in the
promoter
region of some
eukaryotic
genes
.
Coordinate terms:
CAAT box
,
TATA box