Question

What is the name of the process through which the code stored in mRNAs is converted into polypeptides?

1) translation
2) transcription
3) replication
4) transduction
5) transliteration

Answer 1

1) Translation is the process through which the code stored in mRNAs is converted into polypeptides. Hence, 1) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process through which the code stored in mRNAs is converted into polypeptides is called translation. In this process, the genetic information present in the mRNA molecule is read by ribosomes and translated into a specific sequence of amino acids, forming a polypeptide chain or protein.

Translation involves the recognition of codons (sets of three bases) on the mRNA by transfer RNA (tRNA), which carries the corresponding amino acid.