Which of the following is true of transcription?

Question

It is the first part of protein synthesis.

It is the synthesis of an amino acid strand.

It is the second step of protein synthesis.

It is the process of replicating the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Answer 1

The true statement regarding transcription is:

It is the first part of protein synthesis.

Transcription is the process by which the genetic information in DNA is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA), which then serves as a template for the synthesis of proteins during translation, the second step of protein synthesis.