Replication and transcription are similar processes in mechanistic terms because both :
High-Yield Explanation
. 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.