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Only One of the Two Strands of DNA Is Transcribed

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Only one of the two strands of DNA is transcribed because


A) RNA polymerase binds to the promoter, initiating transcription on only one strand of DNA.
B) the start of transcription is random along the chromosome and does not always occur on a gene.
C) RNA polymerase binds to the terminator, stopping transcription on one strand of DNA.
D) both strands are transcribed, but only one strand of DNA contains a reading frame.
E) DNA consists of only one strand in the nucleus of the cell.

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