Replication and transcription are similar processes in mechanistic terms because both :: (A) Use RNA primers for initiation., (B) Use deoxyribonucleotides as precursors., (C) Are semi conserved events, (D) Involve phosphodiester bond formation with elongation occurring in the 5' - 3' direction
Answer is D. . Involve phosphodiester bond formation with elongation occurring in the 5&;- 3&; direction. In both DNA and RNA synthesis, the general steps of initiation, elongation and termination occur in 5&;- 3&; direction with the formation of phosphodiester bonds. REF: Lippincott book of biochemistry 6th ed.