Use this representation to answer the following questions.
DNA template strand 5' ____________________________ 3'
DNA complementary strand 3' ____________________________ 5'
-Given the locally unwound double strand above, in which direction does the RNA polymerase move?
A) 3' → 5' along the template strand
B) 5' → 3' along the template strand
C) 3' → 5' along the complementary strand
D) 5' → 3' along the complementary strand
E) 5' → 3' along the double-stranded DNA

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RNA polymerase moves along the DNA template strand in the 3' → 5' direction to synthesize RNA in the 5' → 3' direction.

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