Transcription in prokaryotic cells
A) occurs in the nucleus, whereas translation occurs in the cytoplasm.
B) is initiated at a start codon with the help of initiation factors and the small subunit of the ribosome.
C) is initiated at a promoter and uses only one strand of DNA (the template strand) to synthesize a complementary RNA strand.
D) is terminated at stop codons.
E) is initiated at an ori site on the chromosome.

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Prokaryotic transcription is initiated at a promoter region on the DNA and uses only one strand of DNA (the template strand) to synthesize a complementary RNA strand. The process does not occur in the nucleus, and translation, not transcription, occurs in the cytoplasm. Initiation factors and the small subunit of the ribosome are involved in translation, not transcription. Transcription is terminated at termination sequences, not stop codons, and ori sites are involved in DNA replication, not transcription.

Transcription in Prokaryotic Cells