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  • RNA Polymerase: The Key Enzyme in Transcription - Definition & Function
    The enzyme that uses one strand of DNA as a template to assemble nucleotides into RNA is RNA polymerase.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * RNA polymerase is a key enzyme in the process of transcription, where genetic information from DNA is copied into RNA.

    * Transcription is the first step in gene expression, and it's essential for protein synthesis and other cellular processes.

    * RNA polymerase binds to the DNA template strand and reads the sequence of nucleotides.

    * It then uses this information to assemble a complementary RNA molecule, following the base pairing rules (A with U, C with G).

    * The resulting RNA molecule is a faithful copy of the DNA template sequence, but it contains uracil (U) instead of thymine (T).

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