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Protein synthesis is the two-step process of building proteins from DNA with the help of RNA molecules.
  • First, during
    transcription,
    a gene is used as a template to create messenger RNA (mRNA). In eukaryotic cells, this step takes place in the nucleus.
  • Then, during
    translation,
    the mRNA attaches to a ribosome, where it is used to build a protein.
Complete the sentences.
a nucleotide
a gene
a protein
an amino acid
an mRNA molecule
Transcription produces 
, which serves as a temporary copy of the specific protein-coding instructions found in 
. During translation, this information is used to build 
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