This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: general microbiology, Subject name: Microbiology
[{'content': 'The mechanism by which specific information encoded in a nucleic acid chain in a virus transferred to mRNA in known as - \nSelect and explain. \nA. Transcription, B. Translation, C. Transformation, D. Transduction', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': "Answer: A \nExplanation: TRANSCRIPTION of messenger RNA (mRNA) from the viral viral nucleic acid REF:Ananthanarayan & Panicker's Textbook of Microbiology 8th edition pg no:430", 'role': 'assistant'}]