Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of Transcription

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of transcription?

• A) A short primer, complementary to the DNA template, is required to initiate transcription.
• B) ATP serves as the energy requirement for each new phosphodiester bond.
• C) The reaction is driven toward product formation by hydrolysis of pyrophosphate.
• D) The coding information is contained within the RNA polymerase.
• E) The reaction is semi-conservative with respect to the DNA template.

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