RNA polymerase binds to ________ before beginning transcription.

A) a promoter
B) an operator
C) a structural gene
D) a replication origin
E) the Shine-Dalgarno


A) a promoter

RNA polymerase binds to a promoter before beginning transcription.

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a. true b. false

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