AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template, or pattern is called ____
A
translation
B
mutation
C
transcription
D
RNA interference
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The information in RNA, although copied into another chemical form, is still written in essentially the same language as it is in DNA-the language of a nucleotide sequence. Hence the name transcription.

Detailed explanation-2: -The process of synthesizing RNA from the genetic information encoded by DNA is called transcription.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

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