Question

Describe the initiation process of transcription in bacteria.

Answer 1

Transcription is the first step of gene expression, in which a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase. Simply stated transcription is the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template. It is initiated by binding of RNA polymerase to double-stranded DNA; this step involves a transition to single-strandedness in the region of binding; RNA polymerase binds at a sequence of DNA called the promoter.