Given below are two statements regarding RNA polymerase in prokaryotes.
Statement I : In prokaryotes, RNA polymerase is capable of catalysing the process of elongation during transcription.
Statement II : RNA polymerase associate transiently with 'Rho' factor to initiate transcription.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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The RNA polymerase is only capable of catalysing the process of elongation, thus, statement I is correct.
RNA polymerase associates transiently with initiation-factor ( 
) and termination-factor ( 
) to initiate and terminate the transcription. Thus, statement II is incorrect.
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