Video Transcript
What is the purpose of
translation? (A) To convert a sequence of DNA
into a sequence of mRNA. (B) To convert a sequence of mRNA
into a sequence of DNA. (C) To convert a sequence of amino
acids into a sequence of RNA nucleotides. (D) To convert a sequence of mRNA
into a sequence of amino acids.
In order for a gene in DNA to be
converted into a protein, first the messenger RNA, or mRNA, must be formed in a
process called transcription. This produces a transcript on which
a ribosome and tRNA complex is formed. In a process called translation,
the mRNA sequence can be translated into a sequence of amino acids to form a
polypeptide.
The answer is thus (D). The purpose of translation is to
convert a sequence of mRNA into a sequence of amino acids.
