Biology for IGCSE & O level - Inheritance (Section 3 - No. 42)

What is the role of messenger RNA (mRNA) in protein synthesis?

It carries the genetic code from the nucleus to the ribosomes.

It synthesizes proteins.

It is involved in DNA replication.

It is a structural component of ribosomes.

mRNA carries the genetic code from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where protein synthesis occurs.