Difference between DNA replication and transcription?

Answer 1

1. Replication is the duplication of two-strands of DNA. Transcription is the formation of single, identical RNA from the two-stranded DNA.

2. There are different proteins involved in replication and transcription.

3. In replication, the end result is two daughter cells, while in transcription, the end result is a protein molecule.

4. In transcription, DNA serves as the template for RNA synthesis.

Answer 2

DNA replication is a process of mitosis. The DNA is split and copied by DNA polymerase with two exactly alike DNA molecules as the result (alike except for mishaps in the replication process).
Transcription is a part of protein biosynthesis. RNA polymerase builds an RNA molecule complementary to the sense DNA string, which is then spliced and finally translated into a protein.

Answer 3

In transcription, complementary strands of RNA are made by RNA polymerase. In DNA replication, DNA unwinds and forms a replication fork so that new strands of DNA can be synthesized by DNA polymerase.

Answer 4

DNA replication is the process by which DNA makes an identical copy of itself, creating two identical DNA molecules. Transcription is the process by which a segment of DNA is copied into RNA by RNA polymerase, resulting in the creation of mRNA. In summary, DNA replication produces a copy of the entire DNA molecule, while transcription produces a copy of specific genes or segments of DNA in the form of mRNA.