Transcriptional Bursting & Gene Expression Noise

Two-state promoter model: gene switches between OFF (k_off) and ON (k_on) states. Transcription occurs in bursts. The mRNA distribution transitions from Poisson (no bursting) to negative binomial (high burst regime).

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Mean ⟨m⟩:
Variance σ²:
Fano factor:
Promoter ON %: