Question

What is DNA-dependent RNA synthesis?

Answer 1

Nucleic acids:

1. DNA and RNA are both nucleic acids.
2. All living species' genetic material is made up of them.
3. The letters DNA and RNA stand for deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid, respectively.
4. Nucleic acids are present in the nucleus of a cell. In the case of Prokaryotes, these are found in the cytoplasm and not in the nucleus.

DNA-dependent RNA synthesis:

1. DNA-dependent RNA synthesis is known as transcription.
2. Transcription is a process in which genetic information that is present in one strand of DNA is copied into RNA.
3. It uses a segment of single-stranded DNA as a template strand to produce single-stranded RNA that is complementary to the sequence present in the template DNA.
4. RNA polymerase is the enzyme that is used in this process.