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How does RNA polymerase know where to begin transcription? How does it know where to end?

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RNA polymerase begins transcription at initiation sites called promoters. In particular, a protein called a sigma factor helps identify the initiation site and enables RNA polymerase to bind to the corresponding promoter. RNA polymerase suspends transcription when it arrives at a specific base sequence called a transcription terminator.

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