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| RNA is ribonucleic acid. RNA is protein synthesis and converts amino acids into proteins. |
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| Messenger RNA is transcribed in the nucleus and enters into the cytoplasm. It also contains instructions for assembling amino acids into proteins. It also carries DNA to other parts of the cell. |
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| Ribosomal RNA combines with proteins to form ribosomes. |
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| After proteins are built, it transfers each amino acid to the ribosome. |
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| Transcription is the synthesis of a RNA molecule from a DNA template. |
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| RNA polymerase are enzymes that link together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template. |
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| Promoter is a specific area on the gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription. |
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| Intron is the cut out sequence of the DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein. |
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| Exons are the sequences spliced back together to form the final mRNA. |
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