The process in which DNA is copied into RNA is called:

Translation

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Replication

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Transcription

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Transformation

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Solution

The correct option is C Transcription
Transcription involves the synthesis of mRNA using DNA as template. DNA molecule unwinds and only one strand is used as the template. The strand gets copied into mRNA having bases complementary to DNA. The exception is the addition of uracil instead of thymine.
This is the first step in the central dogma of molecular biology and it takes places in the nucleus.

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