Which of the following statements about RNA polymerase is NOT true?
A) RNA polymerase adds a ribonucleotide to the 3ʹ end of a growing RNA molecule.
B) RNA polymerase binds to a promoter to initiate transcription.
C) During transcription of a gene, RNA polymerase reads only one strand of DNA.
D) RNA polymerase reads a template strand of DNA 5ʹ to 3ʹ.
E) RNA polymerase has many subunits.

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RNA polymerase reads the template strand of DNA in the 3ʹ to 5ʹ direction, not 5ʹ to 3ʹ, to synthesize RNA in the 5ʹ to 3ʹ direction.

Which of the Following Statements About RNA Polymerase Is NOT