Botany-Transcription
NEET Botany Transcription Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 12
Assertion (A): The RNA polymerase can catalyse initiation, elongation, and termination of transcription. | Reason (R): The RNA polymerase associates transiently with initiation and termination factors to alter its specificity.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Option D
Detailed Explanation
The RNA polymerase itself can only catalyse elongation. It requires association with specific factors, σ for initiation and ρ for termination, to initiate and terminate transcription.
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