30 Points! Identify the first step of DNA transcription below.
O The RNA polymerase binds to a DNA molecule and separates its two strands.
O Specific base sequences on the DNA molecule signal where the RNA polymerase should begin transcribing a
section of mRNA.
O Other base sequences on the DNA then signal that the new mRNA molecule is complete, and transcription
stops.
O One strand of the DNA serves as a template to assemble nucleotides together into a complementary mRNA
strand.