{"id":208908,"date":"2025-04-28T07:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T07:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=208908"},"modified":"2025-04-28T07:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T07:33:17","slug":"translation-converts-the-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/28\/translation-converts-the-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Translation converts the information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Translation converts the information stored in _ to _<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. DNA . . . a polypeptide
B. RNA . . . a polypeptide
C. DNA . . . RNA
D. protein . . . DNA
E. RNA . . . DNA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is B. RNA . . . a polypeptide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Translation is one of the key processes in protein synthesis, occurring after transcription, and it involves the conversion of genetic information from RNA into a functional protein. To understand this process, let’s break it down into key steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology:<\/strong>
The central dogma describes the flow of genetic information within a biological system. It begins with DNA<\/strong> being transcribed into RNA<\/strong> in a process known as transcription<\/strong>. Once RNA is synthesized, it undergoes translation<\/strong> to produce a polypeptide<\/strong> (a sequence of amino acids that will fold into a functional protein).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. RNA as the Template for Translation:<\/strong>
During translation, mRNA<\/strong> (messenger RNA), which carries the genetic information copied from DNA, serves as the template. The process takes place in the ribosome<\/strong> in the cytoplasm. tRNA<\/strong> (transfer RNA) molecules bring the appropriate amino acids to the ribosome, based on the codons in the mRNA. Each mRNA codon corresponds to a specific amino acid or a stop signal for protein synthesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sequence of codons in the mRNA dictates the order in which amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds<\/strong>. This sequence of amino acids will eventually fold into a functional protein, which is essential for cellular functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Summary of the Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Transcription<\/strong>: DNA is transcribed into mRNA (a type of RNA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Translation<\/strong>: The mRNA is translated by the ribosome into a sequence of amino acids, forming a polypeptide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Why Not Other Choices?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • A. DNA \u2192 a polypeptide<\/strong>: DNA is not directly translated into a polypeptide. It first must be transcribed into RNA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • C. DNA \u2192 RNA<\/strong>: This is the process of transcription, not translation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • D. protein \u2192 DNA<\/strong>: Proteins are not translated into DNA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • E. RNA \u2192 DNA<\/strong>: This is not part of the central dogma and doesn’t occur in normal cellular processes (except in retroviruses, which is an exception).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Thus, the correct process of translation involves RNA<\/strong> being translated into a polypeptide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Translation converts the information stored in _ to _. A. DNA . . . a polypeptideB. RNA . . . a polypeptideC. DNA . . . RNAD. protein . . . DNAE. RNA . . . DNA The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is B. RNA . . . a polypeptide. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208908\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}