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
The mechanism by which specific information encoded in a nucleic acid chain in a virus transferred to mRNA in known as - 
Select and explain. 
A. Transcription, B. Translation, C. Transformation, D. Transduction
A: Transcription
Answer: A: Transcription 
Explanation: TRANSCRIPTION of messenger RNA (mRNA) from the viral viral nucleic acid REF:Ananthanarayan & Panicker's Textbook of Microbiology 8th edition pg no:430