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Inside which portion of a cell does translation take place?

A. The endoplasmic reticulum
B. The nucleus
C. The cytosol
D. The Golgi complex
E. The cell membrane

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Translation occurs in the nucleus to produce a pre-mRNA molecule. The pre-mRNA is the processed into the mature mRNA which exists the nucleus and is translated into the cytoplasm.
So, the answer is B) NUCLEUS
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