NEETZoologyMolecular Basis of Inheritance
What is the purpose of replication and transcription in nucleic acids?
Options
- ATo copy the genetic information from amino acids to nucleotides
- BTo copy the genetic information from one nucleic acid to another
- CTo transfer genetic information from nucleotides to amino acids
- DTo transfer genetic information from amino acids to nucleotides
Correct answer
B. To copy the genetic information from one nucleic acid to another
Step-by-step solution
During replication and transcription a nucleic acid was copied to form another nucleic acid. Hence, these processes are easy to conceptualize on the basis of complementarity. The process of translation requires transfer of genetic information from a polymer of nucleotides to synthesize a polymer of amino acids. Neither does any complementarity exist between nucleotides and amino acids, nor could any be drawn theoretically. There existed ample evidence, though, to support the notion that change in nucleic acids (gen