Question

What would be the result of a chemical interfering with the ability of RNA polymerase to bind to a DNA molecule?

A: DNA would mutate
B: Transcription would not take place, and the protein would not be produced
C: Transcription would proceed, and a protein would be produced
D: The RNA polymerase would be consumed

Answer 1

DNA is a molecule that carries genetic material of an organism while RNA is a molecule involved in the formation of proteins which are crucial in cellular activities. RNA polymerase is an enzyme that carries out transcription of DNA to form a mRNA which then undergoes translation to form proteins. Therefore;chemical interfering of the ability of RNA polymerase to bind DNA molecule means that transcription would not take place and consequently translation would not take place.