Describe the process of transcription in prokaryotes (bacteria).

(N/A) In bacteria, there are three main types of $RNA$: $m-RNA$, $t-RNA$, and $r-RNA$. All three are essential for protein synthesis in the cell.
$m-RNA$ acts as a template, $t-RNA$ brings amino acids and reads the genetic code, and $r-RNA$ plays structural and catalytic roles during translation.
In bacteria, there is only one $DNA$-dependent $RNA$ polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of all types of $RNA$.
The process of transcription in bacteria occurs in three steps: initiation, elongation, and termination.
$1$. Initiation: $RNA$ polymerase binds to the promoter site on the $DNA$ with the help of the initiation factor $(\sigma)$, which initiates the transcription process.
$2$. Elongation: The $RNA$ polymerase uses nucleoside triphosphates as substrates and polymerizes them according to the template strand. It also facilitates the opening of the $DNA$ helix and continues the elongation of the $RNA$ chain.
$3$. Termination: Once the $RNA$ polymerase reaches the terminator region, the nascent $RNA$ and the $RNA$ polymerase fall off. This is facilitated by the termination factor $(\rho)$.
In bacteria, since $mRNA$ does not require any processing and transcription and translation take place in the same compartment (cytoplasm), translation can begin before the $mRNA$ is fully transcribed.