During the elongation stage of transcription ____

a. DNA nucleotides are added to the transcript
b. the transcript grows in the 5'®3' direction
c. transcription factors recruit RNA polymerase to the template strand


d. the double helix remains single-stranded after being used as a template
e. RNA polymerase binds to the promoter region


ANSWER: b

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