Protein Synthesis - Transcription

Question 1

What happens during transcription in protein synthesis?

Answer 1

DNA Helicase separates DNA strands, breaking the hydrogen bonds

free RNA nucleotides attach to the template strand through complementary base pairing

RNA polymerase joins nucleotides together and then H-bonds reform

Question 2

What is the difference between transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Answer 2

prokaryotes - transcription DNA -> RNA (no introns and no splicing

Eukaryotes - DNA -> pre mRNA -> mRNA
and introns are removed through splicing