In X, the instructions on the DNA are copied and transcribed onto a molecule of Y RNA.

Which terms correctly complete this statement?

X: transcription

Y: messenger

X: translation

Y: messenger

X: transcription

Y: transfer

X: elongation

Y: transfer

Answer: X: transcription

Y: messenger

Explanation: Transcription is a process by which genetic information in a DNA is copied into a messenger RNA.

Transcription takes place in the nucleus and it is catalyzed by an enzyme called RNA polymerase. The messenger RNA produced from transcription then leaves the nucleus to the ribosome where it serves as a template for protein synthesis.