Which of the following is a correct description of protein synthesis?(1 point)

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When a cell needs a protein, it has to break down food you eat immediately to make it.
When a cell needs a protein, it has to break down food you eat immediately to make it.

When a cell needs a protein, the cell membrane uses ATP to create it.
When a cell needs a protein, the cell membrane uses ATP to create it.

When a cell needs a protein, the golgi apparatus secretes it.
When a cell needs a protein, the golgi apparatus secretes it.

When a cell needs a protein, a transcript is made from the DNA in the nucleus, then transcribed in the ribosome.

Answer 1

The correct description of protein synthesis is:

When a cell needs a protein, a transcript is made from the DNA in the nucleus, then transcribed in the ribosome.

This statement accurately captures the process where DNA is transcribed into mRNA in the nucleus, and then the mRNA is translated into a protein at the ribosome.