The process of protein synthesis is referred to as...

• A. Transcription
• B. Translocation
• C. Translation
• D. Replication

Answer: (C)

Protein synthesis is the process of translating the information encoded in messenger RNA into a specific sequence of amino acids to build a polypeptide. This overarching step is called translation. The ribosome reads the mRNA codons, while transfer RNAs bring the matching amino acids and the ribosome links them together, forming the protein. Transcription is the earlier step that makes an RNA copy of a DNA segment, not the actual assembly of a protein. Translocation refers to a movement step within translation as the ribosome shifts along the mRNA, not the full process name. Replication is the copying of DNA before cell division. So, translation is the correct term for protein synthesis.