protein synthesis

Question 1

What is produced as a result of transcription ?

Answer 1

mRNA is produced in the nucleus

Question 2

What enzyme allows transcription to take place?

Answer 2

RNA polymerase

Question 3

What does RNA polymerase bind to in transcription?

Answer 3

RNA polymerase binds to the locus of the target gene

Question 4

what does RNA polymerise do to DNA strands?

Answer 4

RNA polymerase binds to DNA and breaks the hydrogen bonds between the two DNA strands

Question 5

How is the separation of DNA strands in transcription different to the separation of DNA strands in DNA replication?

Answer 5

in DNA replication DNA helicases separates DNA strands and exposes the bases whereas in transcription RNA polymerase breaks the hydrogen bonds between the two strands

Question 6

what does RNA polymerase bind free-floating RNA nucleotides to?

Answer 6

to the template strand complimentary to the base sequence of the target gene

Question 7



what do RNA nucleotide form?

Answer 7

RNA nucleotide form a strand of mRNA that is complimentary to the template strand.