What is the role of RNA polymerase during transcription in bacteria?

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It synthesizes amino acids for protein formation.

It only initiates the transcription process.

It catalyzes the elongation of RNA, and also assists in the initiation and termination of transcription.

It is responsible for adding a methyl-guanosine cap to the RNA.

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The process of copying genetic information from one strand of the DNA into RNA is termed as transcription.

The RNA polymerase is only capable of catalysing the process of elongation.With the help of intiaiton and termination factors it assists in the proces sof intitaiton and termination also.

There is single DNA-dependent RNA polymerase that catalyses transcription of all types of RNA in bacteria.

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