Transcription is similar to DNA replication in that ________.
(a) an RNA transcript is synthesized discontinuously and the pieces are then joined together.
(b) it uses the same enzyme as that used to synthesize RNA primers during DNA replication.
(c) the newly synthesized RNA remains paired to the template DNA.
(d) nucleotide polymerization occurs only in the 5'-to-3' direction.
Answer: D