<prompt> Replication and transcription are similar processes in mechanistic terms because both :Use RNA primers for initiation.Use deoxyribonucleotides as precursors.Are semi conserved eventsInvolve phosphodiester bond formation with elongation occurring in the 5 - 3 direction  <response>: . Involve phosphodiester bond formation with elongation occurring in the 5;- 3; direction. In both DNA and RNA synthesis, the general steps of initiation, elongation and termination occur in 5;- 3; direction with the formation of phosphodiester bonds. REF: Lippincott book of biochemistry 6th ed. 