Question

Which statement best describes the relationship between proteins and nucleic acids?
Proteins read the instructions that are contained in nucleic acids.
Nucleic acids synthesize the amino acids for protein construction.
Nucleic acids provide the blueprint for the construction of proteins.
Proteins are composed of nucleic acids.

Answer 1

"Nucleic acids provide the blueprint for the construction of proteins."

Explanation: DNA (and mRNA) encodes the genetic information (genes) that is transcribed and translated into amino acid sequences to build proteins. The other options are incorrect: proteins are not made of nucleic acids, nucleic acids don't synthesize amino acids, and while some proteins help read DNA, the proper relationship is that nucleic acids encode the protein sequences.