Question

which statement below BEST summarizes the role of the DNA molecule in cells?

Answer 1

Answer:

Provides the instructions for making proteins.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Statement C) provides the instructions for making proteins best summarizes the role of the DNA molecule in cells.

• DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is the primary genetic material of all living organisms.
• It carries the genetic information (sequence of nitrogen bases) that directs the cell to produce a polypeptide chain.
• DNA plays no role in cell division or protection from foreign particles.
• The chemical processes that provide energy to the cell take place in the cytoplasm and mitochondria of a cell.
• The DNA is present inside the nucleus of the cell.

(The complete question is: Which statement below BEST summarizes the role of the DNA molecule in cells?

A) guides cell division

B) protects cells from infection

C) provides the instructions for making proteins

D) regulates the chemical processes that provide the cell with energy)