Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition

Published by W.H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-42923-414-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-42923-414-6

Chapter 26 - RNA Metabolism - Problems - Page 1099: 1

Answer

A) elongation occurs at around 50-90 nucleotides each second, so it'll take somewhere between 60 and 100 seconds to create a primary transcript with 5,300 nucleotides. B) Given the rate of elongation, the bubble will travel 500 to 900 nucleotides in 10 seconds.

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