BIOL 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Rna Polymerase Iii, Stem-Loop, Rna Polymerase Ii
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Describe the process of transcription in prokaryotes o o. 3 phases of transcription in prokaryotes: initiation, elongation and termination. Initiation: involves the binding of sigma to the -10 and -35 boxes of a promoter causing the dna helix to open. Elongation: rna polymerase moves along the template strand of the dna in a 3" to 5" direction, synthesizing rna in a 5" to 3" direction, until it reaches termination signal o. Describe the similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic transcription. 1; rna polymerase moves along the template strand of the. Dna in a 3" to 5" direction, synthesizing. Tata box about 30 base pairs from the transcription start site. Rna polymerase holoenzyme determines which type of genes will be transcribed allows bacterial cells to control which genes are expressed mrna processing. None; the information in dna is converted to mrna directly (end of transcription results in a mature mrna that is ready to be translated into a protein).