Which of the following statements regarding RNA polymerase is FALSE. RNA polymerase has many subunits. RNA polymerase binds to a promoter to initiate transcription. RNA polymerase adds ribonucleotides to the 3' end of a growing RNA molecule. RNA polymerase reads a template strand of DNA from the 5' to 3' direction.

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Melissa Browning

19 July, 16:12

Which of the following statements regarding RNA polymerase is FALSE. RNA polymerase has many subunits. RNA polymerase binds to a promoter to initiate transcription. RNA polymerase adds ribonucleotides to the 3' end of a growing RNA molecule. RNA polymerase reads a template strand of DNA from the 5' to 3' direction.

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Waylon Allen · Answer 1

B - RNA polymerase binds to a promoter to initiate transcription

Explanation:

Unlike DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase does not require a 3′-OH group to add nucleotides, so a primer is not needed during initiation.