The process by which a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized (by a RNA polymerase) on a template of complementary DNA is called______________?
Correct answer: A. Transcription
- A. Transcription
- B. Transduction
- C. Translation
- D. Translocation
Explanation
Transcription is the RNA polymerase-mediated synthesis of RNA using a complementary DNA strand as the template. Translation instead uses mRNA to produce a protein.
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