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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