B. the specific sequence of bases along the DNA strands
C. the location along the chromosome where the double-stranded DNA unwinds
D. the position of the gene’s promoter on the chromosome
E. which of the two strands of DNA carries the RNA primer
Answer:
D. the position of the gene’s promoter on the chromosome
Explanation:
Transcription is the first stage of gene expression or protein synthesis. It is the process of synthesizing a complementary strand of mRNA from a DNA template. This synthesis of complementary RNA strand I carried out by an enzyme called RNA polymerase. RNA polymerase does this by adding complementary nucleotides to the growing RNA strand (3'-5') based on the nucleotide it reads on the 5'-3' of the DNA template.
Before transcription can start, the RNA polymerase needs to recognize and bind to a specific region of the gene called PROMOTER. This signals initiation of the transcription process and also tells the polymerase which unwinded strand of DNA will serve as the template strand and hence, in what direction nucleotides will be added.
N.B: Only one of the separated DNA strands will serve as a template for the synthesis of RNA
A. The mount of ATP produced