AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of RNA functions as a blueprint for the genetic code?
A
mRNA
B
tRNA
C
rRNA
D
RNA polymerase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Specifically, messenger RNA (mRNA) carries the protein blueprint from a cell’s DNA to its ribosomes, which are the “machines” that drive protein synthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Messenger RNA (mRNA) is the cell’s blueprint for building proteins. It is a single stranded RNA molecule that encodes genetic information from DNA to be translated into functional protein molecules.

Detailed explanation-3: -The role of mRNA is to carry protein information from the DNA in a cell’s nucleus to the cell’s cytoplasm (watery interior), where the protein-making machinery reads the mRNA sequence and translates each three-base codon into its corresponding amino acid in a growing protein chain.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explain how mRNA works like a blueprint in constructing proteins. The master plan is the DNA molecule. The cell uses the molecule to prepare mRNA “blueprints.” The mRNA carries the instructions for protein synthesis from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where the proteins are built.

Detailed explanation-5: -Proteins need to interact in a complex manner for a so-called “messenger RNA” (mRNA) to be created in human cells from a precursor molecule. mRNA provides a blueprint for proteins; the first vaccines against the coronavirus are also based on mRNAs.

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