Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 12, DNA - Assessment - 13.1 RNA - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 386: 4

Answer

The enzyme that transcribes DNA into RNA knows where to start transcribing by looking for a promoter on the DNA. This promoter is a region on the DNA strand composed of a specific sequence of bases.

Work Step by Step

The enzyme that transcribes DNA into RNA knows where to start transcribing by looking for a promoter on the DNA. This promoter is a region on the DNA strand composed of a specific sequence of bases.
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