Which of the following statements regarding RNA polymerase is FALSE?
Group of answer choices
A. RNA polymerase tends to make more mistakes then DNA polymerases.
B. RNA polymerase requires an accessory protein to help it unwind the DNA helix in front of it.
C. RNA polymerase catalyzes the addition of a new nucleotide at a 3' phosphate.
D. RNA polymerase catalyzes the formation of the phosphodiester bonds that make up the sugar-phosphate backbone of an RNA molecule.
E. RNA polymerase can start a RNA strand without a primer.
Answer(s):
B. RNA polymerase requires an accessory protein to help it unwind the DNA helix in front of it.
C. RNA polymerase catalyzes the addition of a new nucleotide at a 3' phosphate.
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