1. Initiation- DNA unzips and the BOTTOM strand is exposed (helicase)2. Elongation- RNA nucleotides attach to the bottom strand, making a mRNA (polymerase)3. Termination- mRNA breaks off and the DNA zips back together (ligase)

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1. 1. Initiation- DNA unzips and the BOTTOM strand is exposed (helicase)

2. Elongation- RNA nucleotides attach to the bottom strand, making a mRNA (polymerase)

3. Termination- mRNA breaks off and the DNA zips back together (ligase)
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