Definition for Difference between revisions of "RNA polymerase"
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RNA polymerase is an enzyme that is responsible for making RNA from a DNA template. | RNA polymerase is an enzyme that is responsible for making RNA from a DNA template. | ||
| − | 2) RNA polymerase, also known as DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is an enzyme that produces RNA. In cells, | + | 2) RNA polymerase, also known as DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is an enzyme that produces RNA. In cells, RNA<sub>P</sub> is necessary for constructing RNA chains using DNA genes as templates, a process called transcription. |
Latest revision as of 19:01, 14 December 2012
1) The enzyme that synthesizes strands of RNA during gene transcription.
RNA polymerase is an enzyme that is responsible for making RNA from a DNA template.
2) RNA polymerase, also known as DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is an enzyme that produces RNA. In cells, RNAP is necessary for constructing RNA chains using DNA genes as templates, a process called transcription.