Multiple Choice
RNA synthesis is always 5' to 3' because:
A) the unwinding of the double-stranded DNA can only move one direction.
B) nucleotides can only be added to an available 3'-OH group on the transcript terminus.
C) nitrogenous bases cannot pair up in the 3' to 5' direction.
D) the structure of ATP restricts 3' to 5' polymerization into RNA.
E) RNA synthesis can move in the 3' to 5' direction.
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