What is the process called when RNA is used to synthesize a protein?

What is the process called when RNA is used to synthesize a protein?

• A. Splicing
• B. Replication
• C. Transcription
• D. Translation

Answer: (D)

Translation is the process by which the information in messenger RNA is read by ribosomes to assemble amino acids into a protein. The mRNA provides codons, each specifying a particular amino acid, and transfer RNAs bring the corresponding amino acids to the ribosome. The ribosome links these amino acids together through peptide bonds, forming a polypeptide that later folds into a functional protein. This step relies on a start codon to begin and a stop codon to end. Splicing (RNA processing that removes introns), transcription (DNA to RNA synthesis), and replication (DNA copying) are distinct processes that do not convert RNA into protein in this way.

Translation is the process by which the information in messenger RNA is read by ribosomes to assemble amino acids into a protein. The mRNA provides codons, each specifying a particular amino acid, and transfer RNAs bring the corresponding amino acids to the ribosome. The ribosome links these amino acids together through peptide bonds, forming a polypeptide that later folds into a functional protein. This step relies on a start codon to begin and a stop codon to end. Splicing (RNA processing that removes introns), transcription (DNA to RNA synthesis), and replication (DNA copying) are distinct processes that do not convert RNA into protein in this way.