Transcription Simplified - from DNA to RNA!

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In transcription, we're using DNA to build RNA...but how? What happens during transcription?
Don't stress! In this short video, we'll cover the basics - from transcription initiation (getting set up) to elongation (building RNA, in the right direction) to termination (where to stop).
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In this video, we'll see:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Genes are regions of DNA that are transcribed
00:58 Basic gene structure
01:20 RNA
01:55 What are the steps of transcription?
02:18 Transcription initiation at the promoter
03:22 RNA polymerase and transcription factors
04:08 Which DNA strand is the template for transcription?
04:53 Transcription elongation grows the RNA strand
05:10 What types of bonds are created during transcription?
05:28 Direction of transcription - direction RNA is built vs direction DNA template is read
05:57 DNA template strand is complementary and antiparallel to RNA
06:07 Coding strand shares the RNA's code
06:48 Transcription termination separates the transcriptional machinery from the DNA template and the RNA transcript
07:26 What is the location of transcription?
08:03 Transcription summary graphic

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