RNA polymerase performs transcription (enzyme complex)2.TF binds to the promoter3.RNA polymerase separates the two DNA strands starting at the promoter4.A complementary strand is constructed by reading what's on the DNA and pairing it with the complementary base; RNA is a single stranded molecule so you only need one template 5.RNA polymerase comes to the transcription stop sequence6.RNA polymerase stops transcribing, moves away from it, last of the gene is closed back up