Protein synthesis is a process that takes place within cells. Which of the following best compares the location or locations in the cell in which transcription and translation take place?

A) Both transcription and translation take place in the nucleus.
B) Translation takes place in the cytoplasm; transcription takes place in the nucleus.
C) Both transcription and translation take place in the cytoplasm.
D) Transcription takes place in the cytoplasm; translation takes place in the nucleus.


Ans: B) Translation takes place in the cytoplasm; transcription takes place in the nucleus.

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