Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes a key difference between transcription and DNA replication?
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10. Transcription
Overview of Transcription
Multiple Choice
In an overview of transcription, which enzyme is responsible for synthesizing RNA from a DNA template?
A
Helicase
B
DNA polymerase
C
RNA polymerase
D
Ligase
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the process of transcription, which is the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template.
Identify the role of enzymes involved in DNA and RNA synthesis: Helicase unwinds the DNA double helix, DNA polymerase synthesizes DNA, and Ligase joins DNA fragments.
Recognize that the enzyme responsible for synthesizing RNA during transcription is RNA polymerase.
Recall that RNA polymerase reads the DNA template strand and assembles a complementary RNA strand by adding RNA nucleotides.
Conclude that among the given options, RNA polymerase is the enzyme that synthesizes RNA from a DNA template.
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