b) initiation (including abortive initiation), the slowest step; elongation, the

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b) initiation (including abortive initiation), the slowest step; elongation, the fastest step but punctuated by pauses; and termination, requiring stalling and subsequent dissociation of the polymerase from the DNA

d) initiation (including abortive initiation), the fastest step; elongation, occurring at a moderate speed because of pauses; and termination, the slowest step, requiring stalling and subsequent dissociation of the polymerase from the DNA

What are the three major steps in the transcription of a typical bacterial gene, and what are their relative rates? a) initiation (including abortive initiation), the fastest step; elongation, the slowest step because it is punctuated by pauses; and termination, requiring stalling and subsequent dissociation of the polymerase from the DNA

b) initiation (including abortive initiation), the slowest step; elongation, the fastest step but punctuated by pauses; and termination, requiring stalling and subsequent dissociation of the polymerase from the DNA

c) initiation (including abortive initiation), the fastest step; elongation, the slowest step because it is punctuated by pauses; and dissociation, which is of moderate speed as the polymerase recycles to reinitiate

d) initiation (including abortive initiation), the fastest step; elongation, occurring at a moderate speed because of pauses; and termination, the slowest step, requiring stalling and subsequent dissociation of the polymerase from the DNA

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b) initiation (including abortive initiation), the slowest step; elongation, the fastest step but punctuated by pauses; and termination, requiring stalling and subsequent dissociation of the polymerase from the DNA

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