If a stop codon is like a red traffic light, which is most like a green traffic light during transcription?

A promoter is a DNA region that signals RNA polymerase where to begin transcription, so it is most like a green traffic light telling the process to go. A stop codon signals termination of translation, while DNA, mRNA, and nucleotides are molecules or building blocks rather than start signals.

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