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The RNA which carries the genetic message from the nucleus to the ribosomes is

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hnRNA
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mRNA
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tRNA
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rRNA
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The correct option is B mRNA

Messenger RNA (mRNA) carries the instructions from DNA that specify the correct order of amino acids during protein synthesis during translation. In this process, the information in mRNA is interpreted by a second type of RNA called as transfer RNA (tRNA) with the aid of ribosomal RNA and associated protein. mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus via transcription and passed out into the cytoplasm of the cell to participate in protein synthesis. Transfer RNA (tRNA) serves in deciphering the codons in mRNA. Each amino acid has its own tRNA, which binds the amino acid and carries it to the growing end of a polypeptide chain if the next codon in the mRNA calls for it. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and a set of proteins form ribosomes which physically move along mRNA molecule to catalyze the assembly of amino acids into polypeptide chains. The term heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) refers to pre-mRNA and other nuclear RNAs of various sizes. "hnRNA" is the original product of transcription, part of which is processed into mRNA and is transferred to the cytoplasm. The correct answer is B.


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