The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II is involved in
A) binding to promoter regions of DNA.
B) formation of the transcription bubble.
C) coordinating post-transcriptional processing events.
D) recognition of the termination signal.
E) None of the answers is correct.

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The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II is crucial for coordinating post-transcriptional processing events, such as capping, splicing, and polyadenylation of the nascent RNA transcript.

The Carboxyl-Terminal Domain (CTD) of RNA Polymerase II Is Involved