Copying genetic information from one strand of DNA into mRNA is:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Transcription

Option (1) Transcription — Correct. Copying DNA information into RNA is transcription; the RNA made here is mRNA. Translation (option 2) is the next step, in which the mRNA is read to make a protein, and replication copies DNA into DNA.

Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 13-05-2025 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 30-05-2023 (Slot 1).

NCERT Extract:
Transcription – “The process of copying genetic information from one strand of the DNA into RNA is termed as transcription. Here also, the principle of complementarity governs the process of transcription, except the adenosine complements now forms base pair with uracil instead of thymine.”