title: Control region
text: # Control region
  
  Control region may refer to:
  
  * mtDNA control region, an area of the mitochondrial genome which is non-coding DNA.
  * Locus control region, a long-range cis-regulatory element that enhances expression of linked genes at ectopic chromatin sites.
  * Internal control region, a sequence of DNA located with the coding region of eukaryotic genes that binds regulatory elements such as activators or repressors.
  * Processor Control Region, a Windows kernel mode data structure that contains information about the current processor.
  