KROK 1 2008 – Question 114 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
It was found out that some compounds, for instance fungi toxins and some antibiotics can inhibit activity of RNA-polymerase. What process will be disturbed in a cell in case of inhibition of this enzyme?
- A. Reparation
- B. Transcription
- C. Translation
- D. Processing
- E. Replication
Hint
RNA polymerase makes RNA by copying a DNA template; think about which stage of gene expression it carries out.
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