Term Name:	DNA-templated transcriptional start site selection
Synonyms:	DNA-dependent transcriptional start site selection, transcriptional start site selection at bacterial-type RNA polymerase promoter
Definition:	Any process involved in the selection of the specific location within the template strand of a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase promoter for hybridization of the cognate ribonucleotides and formation of first phosphodiester bond within the nascent transcript.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0001173]    QuickGO    AmiGO