Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A single gene always encodes an enzyme.
2. RNA polymerase II of eukaryotes always requires more than one general transcription factor to initiate transcription.
3 The molecule mRNA, which contains the information to make a polypeptide, is constructed from a DNA template.
4. As part of the transcriptional unit, regulatory sequences are the sites where RNA polymerase and transcription factors bind to regulate transcription.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3 TRUE
4. FALSE

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