The process of copying the genetic information from one strand of DNA to RNA is termed as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Transcription
Option (2) Transcription — Correct. Transcription is the process of copying genetic information from one strand of DNA into RNA. Only one strand, the template, is copied, and the copy uses U in place of T.
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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. However, unlike in the process of replication, which once set in, the total DNA of an organism gets duplicated, in transcription only a segment of DNA and only one of the strands is copied into RNA.”