Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Introduction: Transcription is the process in which the nucleotide sequences of a gene are transcribed into mRNA sequences, which code for proteins. During the process, RNA polymerase enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of phosphodiester bonds between RNA nucleotides, and thus mRNA chain extends by one nucleotide at a time.

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