Question

Beginning within the nucleus, the first step leading to the synthesis of a polypeptide is _____.

1. translation of an RNA nucleotide sequence into a sequence of amino acids
2. linking of nucleotides to form a polypeptide
3. removal of introns from RNA and the stitching together of exons
4. translation of a DNA nucleotide sequence into a sequence of amino acids
5. transferring of information from DNA to messenger RNA

Answer 1

It’s definitely 5 for sure

Answer 2

5. transferring of information from DNA to messenger RNA.

Transcription is the first of the two main steps of protein synthesis.