Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) RNA polymerase can start making a new RNA molecule without a primer; DNA polymerase cannot.
B) RNA polymerase does not proofread its work; DNA polymerase does.
C) RNA polymerase catalyzes the linkage of ribonucleotides while DNA polymerase catalyzes the linkage of deoxyribonucleotides.
D) RNA polymerase adds bases in a 3′-to-5′ direction; DNA polymerase adds bases in a 5′-to-3′ direction.

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