Question

(a) In what direction is the RNA Polymerase going to move (left to right OR right to left)?(b) Does RNA Polymerase use the TOP or BOTTOM strand as template?(c) What is the transcript sequence in the 5'-to-3' direction?

Answer 1

The RNA polymerase moves in the right to left direction on the DNA template, using the bottom strand as the template. The RNA transcript is synthesized in the 5'-to-3' direction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The RNA polymerase moves from the 3' to 5' direction on the DNA template. This means it moves in the right to left direction.

RNA polymerase uses the bottom strand as the template.

The transcript sequence is synthesized in the 5'-to-3' direction. This means that the RNA molecule is built in a sequence that starts at the 5' end and ends at the 3' end.