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Transcription Initiation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028487

Transcription Initiation involves RNA polymerase (and usually other factors) binding at a specific gene promoter DNA site followed by local DNA unwinding and inauguration of the 5-prime to 3-prime biosynthesis of an RNA transcript complementary to the DNA template.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028487
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028487",
  "term": "Transcription Initiation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Transcription Initiation involves RNA polymerase (and usually other factors) binding at a specific gene promoter DNA site followed by local DNA unwinding and inauguration of the 5-prime to 3-prime biosynthesis of an RNA transcript complementary to the DNA template.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/transcription-initiation/"
}

Record 28,487 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.