AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the product of translation?
A
DNA
B
mRNA
C
tRNA
D
proteins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The product of translation is protein. The translation is a process in which the genetic information contained in an mRNA is decoded into a specific sequence of amino acids to produce polypeptides or proteins.

Detailed explanation-2: -The amino acid sequence is the final result of translation, and is known as a polypeptide. Polypeptides can then undergo folding to become functional proteins. All enzymes are proteins, but not all proteins go on to become enzymes; some serve other functions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, the end result of translation is an amino acid sequence or a polypeptide.

Detailed explanation-4: -During translation, a cell “reads” the information in a messenger RNA (mRNA) and uses it to build a protein.

Detailed explanation-5: -Translation of the mRNA template converts nucleotide-based genetic information into the “language” of amino acids to create a protein product. A protein sequence consists of 20 commonly occurring amino acids. Each amino acid is defined within the mRNA by a triplet of nucleotides called a codon.

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