When Dna Is Transcribed What Molecule Results?

As opposed to DNA replication, transcription results in an RNA complement that includes the nucleotide uracil (U) in all instances where thymine (T) would have occurred in a DNA complement. Only one of the two DNA strands serve as a template for transcription.

What happens when DNA is transcribed?

Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA). ... The newly formed mRNA copies of the gene then serve as blueprints for protein synthesis during the process of translation.

Which molecule is the product of transcription?

The product of transcription is RNA, which can be encountered in the form mRNA, tRNA or rRNA while the product of translation is a polypeptide amino acid chain, which forms a protein.

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