What is the location of the promoter in a transcription unit?

  • A
    At the $5'$ end of the structural gene (upstream with respect to the coding strand)
  • B
    At the $3'$ end of the structural gene (downstream with respect to the coding strand)
  • C
    At the $5'$ end of the structural gene (downstream with respect to the coding strand)
  • D
    None of these

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$DNA$ transcription unit is defined primarily by three regions in $DNA$ with respect to upstream and downstream ends:

Prokaryotic transcription mechanism requires the involvement of only one polymerase type and:
$(a)$ It occurs in the cytoplasm only.
$(b)$ It is often coupled with translation.
$(c)$ It does not require splicing but capping is essential.

During transcription,the $DNA$ strand which acts as a template is called $A$ strand and it has $B$ polarity.

Transcription is a process by which

Select the correct option regarding the direction of $RNA$ synthesis and the direction of reading of the template $DNA$ strand:

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