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How are antibiotics used to inhibit transcription in prokaryotes? Provide examples of such inhibitors.

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Introduction Antibiotics are medicines used to kill or stop the growth of bacteria. One way antibiotics work is by targeting bacterial transcription – the process by which bacteria make RNA from DNA. In this answer, we’ll explore how antibiotics inhibit transcription in prokaryotes and provide examples of commonly used antibiotics that act this way. What […]

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A) What are the primary differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic transcription? B) Explain the role and structure of RNA polymerase in prokaryotic transcription.

Introduction Transcription is the process by which genetic information from DNA is copied into RNA. Although the basic idea of transcription is the same across organisms, the way it happens in prokaryotes (like bacteria) and eukaryotes (like human cells) is quite different. In this answer, we will look at the differences in transcription between prokaryotes