Answer to Question #104872 in Molecular Biology for Kylie

Question

The binding of ________ is required for transcription to start.
1. a protein
2. DNA polymerase
3. RNA polymerase
4. a transcription factor

Answer 1

3. RNA polymerase.

RNA polymerase is an enzyme that synthesises RNA using DNA as a template. As a result, the transcription (synthesis of RNA) cannot begin without RNA polymerase.