DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes transcription on one strand of the DNA, which is called the:

DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes transcription on one strand of the DNA, which is called the:
  1. Template strand
  2. Coding strand
  3. Alpha strand
  4. Antistrand

Solution

The DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyses the polymerisation in only one direction that is 5'→3' DNA. RNA polymerase moves from the 3′ end of the template strand, creating an RNA strand that grows in a 5′ → 3′ direction.

Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

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