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 involved in the termination of transcription for certain genes. Binding of the antibiotic to the rho factor would specifically affect the termination process of those transcription events that require rho-dependent termination.

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