During translation, what is formed by the amino acids carried by tRNA?

During translation, what is formed by the amino acids carried by tRNA?

• A. A ribosome catalyzes RNA synthesis.
• B. The mRNA strand is degraded.
• C. A polypeptide chain is formed.
• D. Ribosomal RNA is released.

Answer: (C)

Translation builds a polypeptide chain. As the ribosome reads the mRNA, tRNA brings the corresponding amino acids and peptide bonds form between them, creating a growing chain that becomes a protein after folding. The other options describe events not produced by translation: RNA synthesis would be transcription, not the product of translating mRNA; mRNA isn’t the direct product of translation (the product is a polypeptide); and ribosomal RNA isn’t released as the outcome of this process.

Translation builds a polypeptide chain. As the ribosome reads the mRNA, tRNA brings the corresponding amino acids and peptide bonds form between them, creating a growing chain that becomes a protein after folding. The other options describe events not produced by translation: RNA synthesis would be transcription, not the product of translating mRNA; mRNA isn’t the direct product of translation (the product is a polypeptide); and ribosomal RNA isn’t released as the outcome of this process.