Replication and transcription are similar processes in mechanistic terms because both :
. Involve phosphodiester bond formation with elongation occurring in the 5&;- 3&; direction. In both DNA and RNA synthesis, the general steps of initiation, elongation and termination occur in 5&;- 3&; direction with the formation of phosphodiester bonds. REF: Lippincott book of biochemistry 6th ed.
Use RNA primers for initiation.
Use deoxyribonucleotides as precursors.
Are semi conserved events
Involve phosphodiester bond formation with elongation occurring in the 5' - 3' direction
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