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Ch. 7 - Microbial Genetics
Bauman - Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th Edition
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Capitolo 7, Problema 1

The three steps in RNA transcription are __________ , ___________ , and __________ .

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Identify the three main stages of RNA transcription, which describe the process by which RNA is synthesized from a DNA template.
The first step is called \(\textbf{initiation}\), where RNA polymerase binds to the promoter region of the DNA and begins to unwind the DNA strands.
The second step is \(\textbf{elongation}\), during which RNA polymerase moves along the DNA template strand, adding complementary RNA nucleotides to the growing RNA chain.
The third and final step is \(\textbf{termination}\), where RNA polymerase reaches a terminator sequence on the DNA, causing the RNA transcript to be released and the enzyme to detach from the DNA.
Summarize the three steps as: initiation, elongation, and termination.

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Initiation

Initiation is the first step of RNA transcription where RNA polymerase binds to the promoter region of the DNA, unwinding the double helix to begin RNA synthesis. This step determines the start site for transcription.
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Initiation of Transcription

Elongation

During elongation, RNA polymerase moves along the DNA template strand, adding complementary RNA nucleotides to the growing RNA chain in a 5' to 3' direction, synthesizing the RNA transcript.
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Elongation of Transcription

Termination

Termination is the final step where RNA polymerase reaches a specific sequence signaling the end of transcription, causing the RNA transcript to be released and the enzyme to detach from the DNA.
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Transcription Termination in Prokaryotes