Genetics · Module 8 · Transcription and RNA processing

Transcription Walkthrough

Watch RNA polymerase find promoters, open DNA, build RNA and stop; see eukaryotic transcripts get capped, tailed, spliced, edited and checked; and work through polarity, promoter and spliced-length problems step by step. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · Genetics Study Tools · Drawings are simplified and not to scale. For learning only, not medical advice or genetic counseling. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Animations run much faster than real life. Practise next in the Transcription Lab.