What is the primary function of RNA polymerase during transcription?

Practice Questions

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What is the primary function of RNA polymerase during transcription?
  1. To synthesize DNA from RNA
  2. To synthesize RNA from a DNA template
  3. To degrade RNA molecules
  4. To replicate DNA

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the primary function of RNA polymerase during transcription?
  • Step 1: Understand that transcription is the process of making RNA from a DNA template.
  • Step 2: Identify RNA polymerase as the enzyme that carries out this process.
  • Step 3: Know that RNA polymerase binds to a specific region of the DNA called the promoter.
  • Step 4: Realize that RNA polymerase unwinds the DNA strands to access the template strand.
  • Step 5: Learn that RNA polymerase reads the DNA sequence and synthesizes a complementary RNA strand.
  • Step 6: Remember that the RNA strand is built by adding RNA nucleotides that match the DNA template.
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