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Lab: Building Proteins from RNA — Unit test

Question 9 • 26-27 Biology A

What will happen if RNA polymerase fails to attach to the promoter?

Answer
A
Translation will begin early.
B
Transcription will not begin.
C
RNA polymerase will unwind DNA strands.
D
An mRNA strand will be made before translation begins.

Explanation

RNA polymerase must bind to a gene’s promoter to start transcription, the process of making RNA from DNA. If it fails to attach, transcription will not begin, so an mRNA strand will not be produced from that gene. Therefore, transcription will not begin.

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