Term Name: transcriptional start site selection at RNA polymerase II promoter
Synonyms:
Definition: Any process involved in the selection of the specific location within the template strand of an RNA polymerase II promoter for hybridization of the cognate ribonucleotides and formation of first phosphodiester bond within the nascent transcript.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001174]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: transcription initiation at RNA polymerase II promoter
is a type of: DNA-templated transcriptional start site selection
regulated by: regulation of transcriptional start site selection at RNA polymerase II promoter