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An actively transcribing ribosomal RNA gene has a ""Christmas tree"" structure when visualized by electron microscopy. What are the ""branches"" and what is the ""trunk""?

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"Trunk" is the chromatin which is closely packed ribosomal-RNA transcripts while the branches constitute of this ribosomal-RNA transcripts and at the tip of it is a ‘terminal ball’. See attachment for clear understanding how it actually look like.

An actively transcribing ribosomal RNA gene has a ""Christmas tree&quot-example-1
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