Question

Which enzyme is responsible for catalyzing the transcription process?

Options

• RNA polymerase

• Ligase

• Helicase

• DNA polymerase

Answer 1

Transcription is carried out by the enzyme RNA polymerase, which synthesizes mRNA by reading the template DNA strand and following the base pairing complementarity rule. This enzyme catalyzes the formation of phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides in the growing RNA chain.