Which term describes the process of making proteins from DNA?

• A. Messenger RNA
• B. Variation
• C. Protein synthesis
• D. Evolution

Answer: (C)

Understanding how genetic information in DNA leads to building proteins helps reveal why this term fits best. Protein synthesis is the overall process by which the instructions in DNA are used to make proteins. It involves transforming DNA code into messenger RNA during transcription, and then using that RNA to assemble amino acids into a protein during translation at the ribosome. So, the life-sustaining activity of producing proteins from genetic instructions is termed protein synthesis.

The other options don’t describe this process. Messenger RNA is the intermediate molecule created during transcription, not the process of making proteins. Variation and Evolution refer to genetic diversity and changes in populations over time, not the production of proteins from DNA templates.