The diagram shows a process that is occurring in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.
What would MOST LIKELY happen if the process in the nucleus is interrupted?
a
Amino acids would bind together.
b
Protein synthesis would be increased.
c
DNA would not be able to be produced.
d
DNA would not be decoded into an RNA molecule.
d. DNA would not be decoded into an RNA molecule.
The process that occurs in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell that involves decoding DNA into RNA is transcription. During transcription, a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA (specifically messenger RNA or mRNA) by the enzyme RNA polymerase. This RNA molecule then carries the genetic information from the DNA to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where protein synthesis (translation) takes place. If this process is interrupted, the genetic information from DNA cannot be transcribed into RNA, meaning the instructions for producing proteins would not be relayed to the ribosomes. Hence, protein synthesis would be affected downstream because the mRNA molecules serve as the templates for building proteins.