If the process of protein synthesis in a cell is analogous to a politician's speech being written down by a reporter and then converted into a different language before being published, then the initial step (being written down by a reporter)corresponds to
A) transcription.
B) translation.
C) genetic recombination.
D) cloning.

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Transcription is the process where DNA is copied into RNA. This can be compared to a politician's speech being transcribed by a reporter. Just like how the reporter takes the spoken words and turns it into written form, transcription takes the genetic information in DNA and converts it into RNA.

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