What comparison between DNA and RNA polymerase is NOT true? A. DNA pol catalyzes the addition of deoxyribonucleotides, RNA adds ribonucleotides B. Both DNA pol and RNA pol synthesize in the 5' to 3' direction C. RNA pol makes more mistakes than DNA pol D. DNA pol temporarily displaces (opens) the DNA strand, RNA pol does not E. RNA pol does not need an RNA primer to initiate transcription, DNA pol does need a primer
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