Replication is the synthesis of _______ and transcription, the synthesis of _______.
A) an RNA copy of DNA; an exact copy of DNA
B) an exact copy of DNA; proteins
C) an exact copy of RNA; an exact copy of DNA
D) proteins; an RNA copy of DNA
E) an exact copy of DNA; an RNA copy of DNA

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Replication is the process by which an exact copy of DNA is synthesized, while transcription is the process by which an RNA copy of DNA is synthesized. Therefore, the correct answer is E, which states that replication is the synthesis of an exact copy of DNA and transcription is the synthesis of an RNA copy of DNA.

Replication Is the Synthesis of _______ and Transcription, the Synthesis