A gene known as MITF codes for a protein called MITF protein

A gene known as MITF codes for a protein called MITF protein.MITF protein binds to another gene called TYR, turning it on.When TYR is turned on, the pigment melanin is produced in the cell.Given this information,the MITF gene is:

A. mutated

B. an oncogene

C. a regulatory gene

D. universal

E. redundant

Solution

MITF gene provides instructions for making a protein, the process which is known as melanogenesis.The protein in turns plays a crucial role in the development as well as in the functioning of different types of cells.

Thus, MITF gene is a regulatory gene (C)