Question

During transcription, the place where RNA polymerase meets DNA, is known as 

(a) receptor

(b) enhancer

(c) promoter

(d) regulator

Answer 1

(c) promoter

The RNA polymerase enzyme binds to a specific site called promoter and initiates transcription. The promoter region determines which DNA strand is to be transcribed. Thus, a promoter region has RNA polymerase recognition site and RNA polymerase binding site.