What is the process of transcription?

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The prompt asks about the process of transcription and provides four answer choices. 
Option 1: 'Synthesis of a DNA molecule from an RNA molecule' describes reverse transcription or a related concept, but transcription itself is not about making DNA from RNA. This option confuses the direction of information flow and is therefore incorrect. 
Option 2: 'Synthesis of a protein from an RNA molecule' corresponds to translation, not transcription. It involves reading an RNA sequence to assemble amino acids into a protein, so this option misidentifies the process. 
Option 3: 'Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA molecule' accurately defines transcription, where RNA polymerase reads a DNA template to produce a complementary RNA transcript. This option aligns with the standard molecular biology understanding of transcription. 
Option 4: 'Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a protein' is biologically implausible in the context of gene expression; proteins do not template the synthesis of RNA in this direction, making this option incorrect. 
In summary, the incorrect options mix up the directionality of transcription, translation, or apply an invalid template, while the correct option correctly identifies transcription as the creation of RNA from a DNA template.

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