Multiple Choice
In a typical eukaryotic cell, the organelle in which DNA transcription (synthesis of RNA from a DNA template) primarily takes place is the:
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5. DNA to RNA to Protein
DNA Transcription
Multiple Choice
In a typical eukaryotic cell, where does DNA transcription primarily occur?
A
Ribosome
B
Golgi apparatus
C
Mitochondrial intermembrane space
D
Nucleus
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall that DNA transcription is the process where messenger RNA (mRNA) is synthesized from a DNA template.
Understand that transcription requires access to DNA, which in eukaryotic cells is located inside the nucleus.
Recognize that ribosomes are the sites of translation, not transcription, so they are not the correct location for transcription.
Note that the Golgi apparatus is involved in protein modification and sorting, not in DNA transcription.
Conclude that since the mitochondrial intermembrane space is outside the mitochondrial matrix where mitochondrial DNA resides, it is not the primary site of transcription; therefore, transcription primarily occurs in the nucleus.
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