A new antibiotic is able to bind the rho (ρ)factor associated with some transcription processes.As a result,this antibiotic would affect
A)initiation of transcription.
B)elongation of transcription.
C)binding of the RNA polymerase.
D)termination of all transcription.
E)termination of some transcription.

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The rho (ρ) factor is specifically involved in the termination of some transcription processes in bacteria. When an antibiotic binds to the rho factor, it would specifically interfere with its ability to terminate transcription, affecting the termination of some, but not all, transcription processes.

A New Antibiotic Is Able to Bind the Rho (ρ)Factor