The portion of the DNA molecule that is translated is composed of
A)introns.
B)anticodons.
C)exons.
D)transcriptons.
E)exons and transcriptons.

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Exons are the portions of the DNA molecule that code for proteins and are therefore the portions that are translated. Introns are non-coding regions that are spliced out during RNA processing, and anticodons are part of tRNA molecules that help with the translation process. Transcriptons is not a valid term. Therefore, only option C, exons, is the correct answer.

The Portion of the DNA Molecule That Is Translated Is