A noncoding DNA sequence in or near a gene required for ... Often used interchangeably with enhancer.

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The expression of genes is controlled by DNA sequence regulatory elements such as gene enhancers, which help increase the expression of a target gene. Species-specific changes in enhancer function ...

Each enhancer occupies a separate region of DNA ... The findings imply that the genome's regulatory sequence architecture is far more intricate than previously believed. This has broad ...