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Protein Synthesis - Papers

Protein Synthesis

is the process by which genetic information from the
DNA stored in the nucleus is transferred to the ribosomes where it is used to
arrange amino acids into proteins.
The DNA molecule in the nucleus is unzipped by an enzyme called
polymerase. From one of these single strands of a DNA molecule, a mRNA molecule
is built. This is accomplished by an enzyme which travels along a portion of DNA
between two exons and attaches the opposing base pairs to the backbone of the
mRNA (a structure composed of phosphates and ribose). The nitrogen bases of this
new molecule are identical to that of the opposite side of the original DNA
molecule except that the thymine has been replaced with uracil. The ...

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amino acid chain is released from the tRNA and is a protein.
This process allows for the genetic information stored in the DNA to be
expressed in the physical and functional makeup of the cell. ...

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Added: 2/6/2008 06:39:46 AM
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