Textbook Question
Answer the following questions about the accompanying diagram.
Is the DNA nearest A the template strand or the coding strand?
10. Transcription
Overview of Transcription
Multiple Choice
Which of the following processes is part of transcription?
A
Splicing of introns from pre-mRNA
B
Synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
C
Translation of mRNA into protein
D
Attachment of amino acids to tRNA
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand that transcription is the process by which RNA is synthesized from a DNA template. This is the first step in gene expression.
Recognize that during transcription, the enzyme RNA polymerase reads the DNA sequence and creates a complementary RNA strand.
Note that splicing of introns from pre-mRNA is a post-transcriptional modification, meaning it happens after transcription is complete.
Recall that translation of mRNA into protein is a separate process that occurs after transcription and involves decoding the mRNA to build proteins.
Identify that attachment of amino acids to tRNA is part of translation preparation, not transcription.
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