Question

When DNA is used as a template to make an mRNA copy, it is called __________. When all three types of RNA come together to make proteins, it is called ____________.

a) Transcription, Translation
b) Replication, Transcription
c) Translation, Replication
d) Mutation, Protein Synthesis

Answer 1

Transcription is the process when DNA is used as a template to make an mRNA copy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Transcription is the process when DNA is used as a template to make an mRNA copy. When all three types of RNA come together to make proteins, it is called Translation.

During transcription, an enzyme called RNA polymerase builds the mRNA using the DNA as a template. The nucleotides in mRNA follow the same base pairing rules as in DNA to form the correct sequence. In translation, the genetic code in mRNA is read and used to make a protein. Each triplet in the DNA, or codon in the mRNA, encodes for a unique amino acid.