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Protein synthesis
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- Summary
- Animated summary of protein synthesis from DNA. 2 key stages are shown:
- transcription in the cell’s nucleus.
- translation in the cell’s cytoplasm.
- Learning objectives
- To understand mRNA’s translation into proteins.
- How to use the animation
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- Keywords
- transcription, translation, nucleus, cytoplasm, plasma-membrane, nuclear, cell, DNA, gene, polymerase, mRNA, messenger, ribosome, peptide, chain, elongation, protein-synthesis, eukaryotic
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