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What is the first stage of protein synthesis? |
Transcription. |
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What happens during transcription? |
An mRNA copy of a gene (a section of DNA) is made in the nucleus. |
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[Part 1 of transcription] How is a strand of DNA extracted from a double helix? Mention the enzymes involved. |
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[Part 2 of transcription] What occurs to the single strand of DNA? What enzyme is involved? What is this process called? |
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[Part 3 of transcription] What occurs once the RNA nucleotides have been paired up with the DNA template strand? What happens to the bonds within the molecule? What enzymes are involved? |
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[Part 4 of transcription] When does the RNA polymerase know when to stop making mRNA? What happens after the mRNA strand is completed? |
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