Following Transcription in Molecular Biology

Molecular biology studies the interactions between various systems of a cell, including the interactions between DNA, RNA, and proteins. One key aspect of these interactions concerns how genes are expressed and ultimately translated into proteins. This process involves several steps, beginning with transcription, where information from a gene is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA). Following transcription, mRNA undergoes further processing before being translated into a protein.

Considering this fundamental process in molecular biology, which of the following processes directly follows transcription in the flow of genetic information?