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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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$DNA$-dependent $RNA$ polymerase catalyses transcription on one strand of the $DNA$ which is called the
A
template strand
B
coding strand
C
alpha strand
D
antistrand.
(NEET-2016)
Solution
(a) : The strand of $DNA$ on which $RNA$ polymerase binds to catalyse transcription is called template strand. It is also known as master or antisense strand. It has the polarity of $3'→ 5'$.
Standard 12
Biology
Similar Questions
Match the following $RNA$ polymerase with their transcribed products
$(a) \;RNA$ polymerase $I$ | $(i) \;tRNA$ |
$(b) \;RNA$ polymerase $II $ | $(ii)\; rRNA$ |
$(c)\; RNA$ polymerase $III $ | $(iii) \;hnRNA$ |
Select the correct option from the following