In Which Direction Is MRNA Synthesized by RNA Polymerase

question 67

Multiple Choice

In which direction is mRNA synthesized by RNA polymerase?

• A) in the 3 ^' to 5 ^' direction
• B) with 5 ^' to 3 ^' phosphodiester linkages
• C) in the 5 ^' to 3 ^' direction
• D) It depends on whether the sense or antisense strand is transcribed.

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