The Template for Protein Synthesis Is

Question

The template for protein synthesis is:
A) a mRNA strand
B) the DNA coding strand
C) the DNA template strand
D) a protein primer
E) none of these

Accepted Answer

Protein synthesis begins with transcription where a mRNA strand is made using the DNA template strand as a guide. This mRNA strand will then serve as the template for translation where the protein is actually synthesized.