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Identify the bonds formed between RNA nucleotides by RNA polymerase.

A. Ester
B. Glycosidic
C. Peptide
D. Phosphodiester​

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Answer:

D. Phosphodiester​

Step-by-step explanation:

Just as the DNA polymerase serves as a catalyst in the replication of the DNA, so does the RNA polymerase speed up the formation of the RNA. RNA polymerase performs its function of linking nucleotides when the phosphodiester bonds are formed in the 5' to 3' sequence. Nucleoside triphosphate precursors such as the Adenosine triphosphate, Cytosine triphosphate, and Guanosine triphosphate serve as the substrates that allow the formation of the RNA molecule.

When the RNA polymerase unwinds the double helix structure of the DNA found before the active site where the polymerization will occur, substrates can then pair themselves in a complementary form.

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