You are researching a bacterial transcriptome when you disco…

You are researching a bacterial transcriptome when you discover what appears to be an uncharacterized gene (RNA sequence that aligns to the genome in a place with no known/annotated gene). About 10 bases upstream of this suspected gene, you find a typical sigma (σ) binding site. In order to study the function of this suspected gene, you use targeted mutagenesis to delete the sigma binding site. What is the most likely outcome of this mutation?