BiologyGenetics

Where Does Transcription Take Place in a Eukaryotic Cell?

The nucleus is the expected answer for nuclear genes, but mitochondria and chloroplasts also transcribe their own DNA.

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Where does transcription take place in a eukaryotic cell?A. CytoplasmB. NucleusC. Golgi apparatusD. Mitochondria

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The four options are preserved from the same Pearson question version. B is the expected answer only under the implicit nuclear-gene scope; with unrestricted wording D is also a transcription site. The page does not claim that all eukaryotic transcription occurs exclusively in the nucleus.