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1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

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Which of the following is one of the primary functions of RNA polymerase during transcription?

Translating mRNA into a polypeptide chain

Synthesizing an RNA strand complementary to the DNA template

Splicing introns from pre-mRNA

Adding a poly-A tail to the 3' end of mRNA

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Understand the role of RNA polymerase in the process of transcription, which is the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template.

Recall that transcription involves creating an RNA strand that is complementary to one strand of the DNA, known as the template strand.

Recognize that RNA polymerase binds to the DNA at the promoter region and moves along the DNA, adding RNA nucleotides complementary to the DNA template strand.

Note that RNA polymerase does not translate mRNA into polypeptides; that function belongs to the ribosome during translation.

Also, understand that splicing introns and adding a poly-A tail are post-transcriptional modifications performed by other enzymes and complexes, not by RNA polymerase.