Translation and protein synthesis are taking place at the ribosome in this illustration. where did the original instructions for this process originate?

The instructions for the translation and the protein synthesis are found in the genetic code stored on the DNA molecule -this is the correct answer. The DNA is a nucleic acid that stores all the genetic information but it's not very efficient -over 95 % of it is non-coding, so it doesn't code for anything.

the dna is the nuclues that would be the anwser to your question