Biology 2e
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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
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Chapter 16, Problem 12RQ
The binding of _____ is required for transcription to start.
- a protein
- DNA polymerase
- RNA polymerase
- a transcription factor
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- Coding strand CGT CTC TTC GGA CAC whar is the mRna strandarrow_forwardIn prokaryotes, the sigma factor recognizes base sequences in the _____ which facilitates RNA polymerase binding and initiates RNA synthesis. regulatory sequence operator promoter enhancerarrow_forwardDuring the transcription of DNA to mRNA ___. RNA polymerase moves along the DNA (reads) in the 5’to the 3’direction The 3’ end of the mRNA molecule is produced first RNA polymerase must first bind to a promoter sequence Transcription is initiated at a “start codon”arrow_forward
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