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It was found out that some compounds, for instance fungi toxins and some antibiotics can inhibit activity of ENA-polymerase. What process will be disturbed in a cell in case of inhibition of this enzyme?

Answer options

  1. Transcription
  2. Processing
  3. Replication
  4. Translation
  5. Reparation
Correct answer

Transcription

Explanation

RNA polymerase synthesizes RNA by following a strand of DNA. RNA polymerase is an enzyme that is responsible for copying a DNA sequence into an RNA sequence, during the process of transcription.

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