ribozyme
ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
messenger RNA (mRNA)
pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA)
transfer RNA (tRNA)
small nuclear RNA (snRNA)
small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP)
small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA)
microRNA (miRNA)
small interfering RNA (siRNA)
Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA)
CRISPR RNA (crRNA)
template strand
nontemplate strand
transcription unit
promoter
RNA-coding region
terminator
ribonucleoside triphosphate (rNTP)
RNA polymerase
core enzyme
sigma (σ) factor
holoenzyme
RNA polymerase I
RNA polymerase II
RNA polymerase III
RNA polymerase IV
RNA polymerase V
consensus sequence
–10 consensus sequence (Pribnow box)
–35 consensus sequence
upstream element
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abortive initiation
rho-dependent terminator
rho factor
rho-independent terminator
polycistronic mRNA
general transcription factor
basal transcription apparatus
transcriptional activator protein
core promoter
TATA box
regulatory promoter
enhancer
internal promoter
TATA-binding protein (TBP)