The nurse is reviewing the function of DNA and RNA with a group of students.Which structure should the nurse explain as providing the genetic code for a gene?

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B.Specific regions of DNA are called genes; a gene is the code for one protein.The genetic code of DNA is the code for the amino acid sequences needed to synthesize a cell's proteins.C.A complimentary copy of the DNA's gene is made by a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA).A.The mRNA then moves to the cytoplasm of the cell and attaches to the ribosomes.D.Transfer RNA (tRNA)molecules bring the necessary amino acids to the proper places on the mRNA molecule,and enzymes of the ribosomes catalyze the formation of peptide bonds to link the amino acids into the primary structure of a protein.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Function of DNA and RNA