Which molecule is produced during transcription?

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Which molecule is produced during transcription?

Explanation:
Transcription makes an RNA copy of a gene. The RNA polymerase reads the DNA template and builds a complementary RNA strand, replacing T with U. For protein-coding genes, this RNA copy is messenger RNA, which carries the genetic message from DNA to the ribosome where it’s translated into protein. So the molecule produced during transcription is mRNA. DNA is the template, not the product here, and proteins are made later during translation. (tRNA is also transcribed, but the RNA that directly carries the coding message for translation in this context is mRNA.)

Transcription makes an RNA copy of a gene. The RNA polymerase reads the DNA template and builds a complementary RNA strand, replacing T with U. For protein-coding genes, this RNA copy is messenger RNA, which carries the genetic message from DNA to the ribosome where it’s translated into protein. So the molecule produced during transcription is mRNA. DNA is the template, not the product here, and proteins are made later during translation. (tRNA is also transcribed, but the RNA that directly carries the coding message for translation in this context is mRNA.)

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