Question

Rna polymerase moves in which direction along the dna? 35) ______

Answer 1

The answer is C. This is because nucleotide elongation involves the addition of a nucleotide to the 3 prime carbon of the previous nucleotide carbon ring. This involves a dehydration reaction between the phosphate group on the 5 prime carbon of the last nucleotide to the hydroxyl group of the 3 prime carbon of the previous nucleotide.