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DNA template strand 5' ________ 3'
DNA nontemplate strand 3' ________ 5'
Given the locally unwound double strand above, in which direction does the RNA polymerase move while transcribing DNA?
A) 3' → 5' along the template DNA strand
B) 5' → 3' along the template DNA strand
C) 3' → 5' along the nontemplate DNA strand
D) 5' → 3' along the nontemplate DNA strand
E) 5' → 3' along the double-stranded DNA

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RNA polymerase moves in the 5' to 3' direction along the template strand of DNA, synthesizing a complementary RNA molecule. This is because the nucleotides are added to the 3' end of the new RNA molecule, and RNA polymerase reads the template strand in the 3' to 5' direction.

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