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Process that copies a gene from DNA into a messenger RNA molecule.

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Process that copies a gene from DNA into a messenger RNA molecule.

It is the process by which a DNA strand serves as a template to synthesize a complementary RNA molecule, catalyzed by RNA polymerase. In bacteria such as Escherichia coli it comprises the stages of initiation, elongation, and termination, and the enzyme does not require a primer to begin.

It is the second of the three fundamental processes of the central dogma: it converts the genetic information stored in DNA into a temporary message that the ribosomes can read. Its regulation allows the cell to switch genes on or off according to its metabolic and environmental needs.

The video presents it as the second of the three processes of the central dogma, in which a single strand of messenger RNA is obtained. It explains that RNA polymerase begins assembling the first ribonucleotides without needing a primer, and that termination occurs through either a rho-independent or a rho-dependent mechanism.

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