Given below are statements regarding RNA polymerase in prokaryotes:
Statement I: In prokaryotes, RNA polymeras

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Given below are statements regarding RNA polymerase in prokaryotes:
Statement I: In prokaryotes, RNA polymerase is capable of catalysing the process of elongation during transcription.
Statement II: RNA polymerase associates transiently with 'Rho' factor to initiate transcription.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from options given below:

Accepted Answer

According to the text, the RNA polymerase is indeed capable of catalysing the process of elongation. However, to initiate transcription, it associates transiently with the initiation-factor (), and to terminate transcription, it associates with the termination-factor (). Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect because the 'Rho' factor is involved in termination, not initiation , .

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