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RNA transcription could take place without unwinding the DNA double helix if the RNA chain grows in the wide groove of the DNA by a specific stereochemical interaction between the ribonucleotides and the base pairs of the DNA.
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RILEY, P. A Suggested Mechanism for DNA Transcription. Nature 228, 522–525 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228522a0
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