Translation is defined as the process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced. Which option best represents this definition?

Translation is defined as the process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced. Which option best represents this definition?

• A. Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced
• B. Synthesis of RNA from DNA
• C. Copying DNA
• D. Removal of introns

Answer: (A)

Translating genetic information means the ribosome reads the mRNA and assembles amino acids into a protein. This is the step where the genetic code is interpreted to produce a polypeptide, after the mRNA has been created from DNA in transcription. The option that states this decoding of mRNA into a protein exactly captures this process. The other descriptions correspond to different cellular steps: transferring genetic information from DNA to RNA is transcription; copying DNA is DNA replication; removing introns is RNA splicing.

Translating genetic information means the ribosome reads the mRNA and assembles amino acids into a protein. This is the step where the genetic code is interpreted to produce a polypeptide, after the mRNA has been created from DNA in transcription. The option that states this decoding of mRNA into a protein exactly captures this process. The other descriptions correspond to different cellular steps: transferring genetic information from DNA to RNA is transcription; copying DNA is DNA replication; removing introns is RNA splicing.