Multiple Choice
In an overview of transcription, which enzyme is responsible for synthesizing RNA from a DNA template?
10. Transcription
Overview of Transcription
Multiple Choice
In an overview of transcription, which molecule is responsible for transcribing a gene into an RNA transcript?
A
DNA ligase
B
Ribosome
C
RNA polymerase
D
DNA polymerase
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the process of transcription, which is the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template.
Identify the enzyme responsible for reading the DNA sequence and synthesizing a complementary RNA strand.
Recall that DNA ligase is involved in joining DNA fragments during replication, not transcription.
Recognize that ribosomes are the sites of protein synthesis, translating RNA into proteins, not transcribing DNA.
Conclude that RNA polymerase is the enzyme that binds to DNA and synthesizes the RNA transcript during transcription.
