Genetics Is Taunting Me

[lea_hazel]

RNA polymerase is an enzyme that's responsible for transcribing DNA into RNA. It facilitates producing proteins according to the DNA template. Like many complex enzymes it's made of several subunits. The sigma (σ) subunit is responsible for initiating transcription. The rho (ρ) factor is responsible for terminating transcription.

I believe I've mentioned my chronic inability to tell the difference between the two? Just when I reliably learned to tell mu from eta, too.

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[ex_pippin880]

Well the twiddly bit on σ looks like the top bit of s and the vertical bit on ρ looks like the vertical bit on r?

I did Greek for a couple years though so it's all second nature to me though. :/ (Except the capital letters! haha I suck at those.)

Would something like SIR Sigma Is Right / RID Rho Is Down help?

[lea_hazel]

Cool, I think that first one might work. Thanks!