In prokaryotes, the RNA polymerase holoenzyme consists of
A) the core polymerase plus two alpha subunits.
B) the core polymerase plus two beta subunits.
C) the core polymerase plus two alpha subunits, two beta
subunits, and a sigma subunit.
D) the core polymerase plus a sigma subunit.
E) two alpha subunits, two beta subunits, and two sigma
subunits.
How does DNA polymerase differ from RNA polymerase?
A) Only RNA polymerase adds new nucleotides to the 3' end of a
growing chain.
B) Only RNA polymerase requires a primer.
C) Only DNA polymerase uses a template DNA strand to direct the
synthesis of a new nucleotide strand.
D) Only DNA polymerase has a proofreading ability.