RNA Transcription
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Biology
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1 minute
Process in which DNA makes RNA
Steps
Initiation
- Transcription factors help recruit RNA polymerase to gene.
- RNA polymerase binds to the promoter region upstream of gene and begins unwinding DNA.
[!abstract] Promoter
Region of DNA that includes the sequenceTATAAAAin humans and start point
Elongation
5' to 3' continuous RNA synthesis
Termination
RNA polymerase transcribes the terminator region and unbinds from DNA.
Ajitani Hifumi