Choose the description below that best matches the current model of RNA polymerase holoenzyme.

A. A core enzyme composed of five sigma factors bound by a polypeptide chain.
B. A core enzyme composed of five polypeptides bound by ribosomes.
C. An open complex or "bubble" formed by DNA, mRNA, and RNA polymerase.
D. A core enzyme composed of five polypeptides bound by a transcription factor.


Answer: D

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