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Protein Synthesis: Transcription

Author: Amanda Soderlind

Source: Video and Images Created by Amanda Soderlind

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Terms to Know
Exons

Sections of RNA that code for proteins.

Genetic Code

Information stored in the nucleotide sequence of DNA that forms our genes.

Protein Synthesis

The formation of proteins by using information stored in DNA.

RNA Polymerases

Enzymes used to form a single strand of RNA from a DNA strand.

Regulatory Proteins

Molecules that can modulate the production of certain target proteins.

Transcription

The process of converting DNA into RNA.

mRNA

Messenger RNA that is used to make a copy of a gene that can leave the protection of the nucleus and give instructions for converting that nucleic information into functional protein.