Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

In normal cells, the process of the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA is called:

Options:

translation

transportation

transcription

translocation

Correct Answer:

transcription

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) -transcription

In normal cells, the process of the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA is called: Transcription

Transcription is the process by which the genetic information stored in DNA is copied into a complementary RNA molecule. During transcription, an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to a specific region of DNA called a promoter and catalyzes the synthesis of RNA using one strand of the DNA molecule as a template. The resulting RNA molecule, known as messenger RNA (mRNA), carries the genetic information from the DNA to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where it serves as a template for protein synthesis during the process of translation.

Translation, on the other hand, is the process by which the sequence of nucleotides in mRNA is decoded to synthesize a specific protein.

Transport refers to the movement of molecules within and between cells.

Translocation, in the context of genetics, refers to the movement of a segment of DNA from one chromosome to another, or to a different region of the same chromosome.