THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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RNA polymerase
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DNA polymerase
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Ribosomes
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Helicase
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Detailed explanation-1: -During transcription, the DNA of a gene serves as a template for complementary base-pairing, and an enzyme called RNA polymerase II catalyzes the formation of a pre-mRNA molecule, which is then processed to form mature mRNA (Figure 1).
Detailed explanation-2: -Transcription begins when an enzyme called RNA polymerase attaches to the DNA template strand and begins assembling a new chain of nucleotides to produce a complementary RNA strand.
Detailed explanation-3: -Another enzyme involved in gene expression is called RNA polymerase, which uses template DNA strands to form RNA molecules.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since primase produces RNA molecules, the enzyme is a type of RNA polymerase. Primase functions by synthesizing short RNA sequences that are complementary to a single-stranded piece of DNA, which serves as its template.