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Role of Helicase in Transcription

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Role of Helicase in Transcription

What does Helicase do in transcription? I know that transcription factors unzip the DNA and that RNA transcribes the DNA, but what about Helicase?

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Helicase works by breaking the hydrogen bonds between base pairs of the double helix.

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Even in transcription?

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Helicase is not needed in transcription since the polymerase enzyme does what helicase does at the same time.

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My teacher is asking me to describe the role of Helicase in transcription.

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Helicase unwinds the double stranded DNA so that it can be transcribed. Smiling Face with Glasses

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Thanks everyone!

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