2. Draw the chemical mechanismfor the addition of an RNA nucleotide triphosphate to a growing RNA transcript. Be sure toexplicitly show the attacking nucleophile and the leaving group, and every covalent bond thatgets formed and broken in the reaction.

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2. Draw the chemical mechanism for the addition of an RNA nucleotide triphosphate to a growing RNA transcript. Be sure to explicitly show the attacking nucleophile and the leaving group, and every covalent bond that gets formed and broken in the reaction.