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Introduction

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.

Goals

• To understand mRNA’s translation into proteins.

Features

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Click on the menu at the bottom of the animation to go on the corresponding stage.   

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Tags

transcription translation nucleus cytoplasm plasma-membrane nuclear cell DNA gene polymerase mRNA messenger ribosome peptide chain elongation protein-synthesis eukaryotic