Multiple Choice
In which direction is the template DNA strand read by RNA polymerase during transcription?
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15. Gene Expression
Introduction to Transcription
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What is the primary purpose of transcription in the process of gene expression?
A
To translate RNA into proteins
B
To modify proteins
C
To replicate DNA
D
To convert DNA into RNA
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Understand the concept of gene expression, which involves the process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, typically proteins.
Recognize that transcription is the first step in gene expression, where the DNA sequence of a gene is copied into RNA.
Identify the role of RNA polymerase, the enzyme responsible for synthesizing RNA from the DNA template during transcription.
Learn that the product of transcription is messenger RNA (mRNA), which carries the genetic information from the DNA to the ribosome, where translation into proteins occurs.
Clarify that transcription does not involve translating RNA into proteins or modifying proteins; its primary purpose is to convert DNA into RNA.
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