Question

Balbiani rings (puffs) are sites of

• A. DNA replication
• B. RNA and protein synthesis
• C. Synthesis of polysaccharides
• D. Synthesis of lipids

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

RNA and protein synthesis

• A Balbiani ring can be defined as a large chromosome puff in the polytene chromosome.
  
• Chromosome puffs refer to the diffused and uncoiled regions present within the polytene chromosome which are a site for transcription of RNA and synthesis of proteins.
• So, the correct answer is 'RNA and protein synthesis'.