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Consider the following statement w.r.t. transcription and select the right choice

(i) The promoter is said to be located towards the 5-end of the coding strand.
(ii) The promoter is an RNA sequence that provides a binding site for RNA polymerase.
(iii) The terminator is located towards the 3-end of the coding strand.
(iv) The strand that has polarity 35 acts as a template strand.
BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEET
Options:
  • A i & iii are incorrect
  • B i & ii are correct
  • C Only ii is incorrect
  • D Only iv is correct
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Only ii is incorrect
-Transcription is under the control of the enzyme RNA POLYMERASE (DNA dependent RNA polymerase)

-The promoter is the place which promotes transcription and promoter is situated upstreams of a structural gene at 5’

-Terminator is situated downstream of the structural gene at the 3’ end of the coding strand.

-One of the two strands of DNA takes part in transcription and which strand take part in transcription is known as master strand/antisense strand/non-coding strand/template strand/negative strand

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