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Question 3 • WI-Grade 8 Life Science A

Where in the cell do transcription and translation take place?

Answer
A
Transcription takes place in a protein, and translation takes place in the nucleus.
B
Transcription takes place in the cytoplasm, and translation takes place in the nucleus.
C
Transcription takes place in the nucleus, and translation takes place in ribosomes.
D
Transcription takes place in ribosomes, and translation takes place in a protein.

Explanation

Transcription copies the information in DNA into RNA, and in eukaryotic cells this occurs in the nucleus, where the DNA is kept. Translation uses the RNA instructions to build a protein at ribosomes. Therefore, the correct choice is C: transcription takes place in the nucleus, and translation takes place in ribosomes.

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