Multiple Choice
In the context of the central dogma, which enzyme synthesizes mRNA from a DNA template during transcription?
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1. Introduction to Biochemistry
Central Dogma
Multiple Choice
In the context of the central dogma, which enzyme catalyzes transcription (synthesis of RNA from a DNA template)?
A
Ribosome (peptidyl transferase activity)
B
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
C
DNA polymerase
D
RNA polymerase
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the central dogma of molecular biology, which describes the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein.
Recall that transcription is the process where RNA is synthesized from a DNA template.
Identify the enzyme responsible for catalyzing transcription; this enzyme reads the DNA template strand and synthesizes a complementary RNA strand.
Recognize that RNA polymerase is the enzyme that performs this function, unlike DNA polymerase which synthesizes DNA, or ribosomes which are involved in translation.
Conclude that RNA polymerase catalyzes the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
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