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Mention the function of promoter gene in transcription.

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In genetics, a promoter is a region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene. Promoters are located near the transcription start sites of genes, on the same strand and upstream on the DNA (towards the 3'region of the antisense strand).

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