The Transcription Termination Situation

Transcription Rna Polymerase Genetics Molecular biology Stop codon Gene expression Polyadenylation

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The Transcription Termination Situation

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The molecular drama we never knew we needed! The meme shows RNA polymerase II casually high-fiving the stop codon "AAUAAA" who's desperately holding a "THE END IS NEAR!" sign. It's basically transcription termination as a street corner apocalypse warning.

For the uninitiated: RNA polymerase II is the cellular machinery that reads DNA and creates messenger RNA, while AAUAAA is the polyadenylation signal that essentially says "cut the transcript here!" When they meet, transcription stops—literally the end of the line for that gene expression.

It's like the enzyme is saying "Thanks for the heads up, buddy! Just gonna keep transcribing right past you anyway!" Molecular biology has never been this passive-aggressive.

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