Heyo, first off the dependent variable is the variable you measure at the end of the experiment, so basically the outcome of the experiment.
Sara and Juan used the four different types of soils which was considered as the independent variable. The independent variable is the variable you change at the beginning of the experiment.
The dependent variable of the experiment which was measured last was seed germination, and plant growth.
Answer:
No, CREs usually don't account for differences in gene expression levels.
Explanation:
<em>Cis</em>-regulatory elements (CREs) are non-coding DNA regions that regulate adjacent gene <em>transcription</em>. They usually do it by binding to transcription factors. They are in charge of influencing the rate of which transcription occurs, and less with how much a gene is expressed. On the other hand, trans-regulatory elements are DNA sequences that encode for upstream regulators that can modify or regulate <em>gene expression levels</em>.
Therefore, cis elements are not really in charge of expression levels, mostly transcription rates of single genes, rather. Trans elements are more involved in expression levels.
It is important because they are used to produce sugar during the dark reaction
