Term Name:	prokaryotic_promoter
Synonyms:	Prokaryotic promoter
Definition:	A regulatory_region essential for the specific initiation of transcription at a defined location in a DNA molecule, although this location might not be one single base. It is recognized by a specific RNA polymerase(RNAP)-holoenzyme, and this recognition is not necessarily autonomous.
Ontology:	Sequence Ontology [SO:0002222]