A model for switching on ribosomal RNA synthesis by creating a palindromic DNA sequence in the promoter region of the ribosomal RNA cistron: the "structon".
D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA; D004261:DNA Replication; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D008954:Models, Biological; D009876:Operon; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013769:Tetrahymena pyriformis; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D004247:DNA