What Provides the Energy for the Conversion from the Open

question 48

Multiple Choice

What provides the energy for the conversion from the open complex to chain elongation?

• A) ATP hydrolysis distinct from any incorporation into the chain.
• B) Nucleotide hydrolysis associated with incorporation into the chain.
• C) Torsional stress built into the separating DNA strands.
• D) Binding of rho ( ρ ) factor to the holoenzyme.
• E) None of these

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