Answer;
the understanding that genes code for specific proteins
-The scientific discovery that spurred the rapid advancements in the fields of genetics is the understanding that genes code for specific proteins.
Explanation;
-Each gene tells the cell how to put together the building blocks for one specific protein. However, the gene (DNA) sits inside a different compartment of the cell (the nucleus) from the location of the cellular machines that make proteins (ribosomes).
-The type of RNA that contains the information for making a protein is called messenger RNA (mRNA) because it carries the information, or message, from the DNA out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm. Translation, the second step in getting from a gene to a protein, takes place in the cytoplasm.
This scientific discovery spurred the rapid advancements in the field of genetics.
