Answer:
D The processes of transcription and translation, including the genetic code, are the same in the beetle as in nearly all other organisms.
Explanation:
Transcription is the cellular process where a specific DNA fragment called 'gene' is used as a template to create a complementary RNA molecule, usually a messenger RNA (mRNA). Subsequently, this mRNA is then used to synthesize a polypeptide chain (i.e., a protein) in the ribosomes. In eukaryotic organisms such as, in this case, beetles, both transcription and translation are essentially the same processes, and the genetic code used in the protein synthesis is also the same. The difference between beetles is the variation among DNA nucleotide sequences (genomes) which are used as templates to synthesize mRNAs, thereby their final products (proteins) are also different.
