Question

The process of ______________ occurs in the _____________and forms RNA while the process of ____________ occurs in the _________________ and forms protein.

Answer 1

1. Transcription, Nucleus

2. Translation, Ribosome (Cytoplasm)

Step-by-step explanation:

All living organisms contains genetic material in their nucleus (for eukaryotes), usually in the form of DNA. The DNA stores the information that encodes the synthesis of useful products (proteins). However, the encoded information needs to be expressed, which is done in two major stages namely: transcription and translation.

Transcription is the first process of gene expression which occurs in the NUCLEUS of eukaryotic cells, since the DNA is located there. Transcription involves the synthesis of a RNA molecule from a DNA template i.e. the information in the DNA is used to produce a RNA.

Translation is the second process of gene expression. In eukaryotes, the RNA transcript moves out the nucleus into the cytoplasm of the cell, where organnelles called RIBOSOME attach to it. In the ribosome, the RNA is used to synthesize amino acid sequence, which eventually becomes a PROTEIN. Hence, the information contained in the RNA molecule is translated into a protein molecule.