This card defines transcription as the process of copying a section of DNA's base sequence into mRNA, which then travels out of the nucleus for protein synthesis.
Transcription: copying DNA base sequence to mRNA for protein synthesis.
| Front | Define the term transcription. |
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| Back | Transcription - the process of copying sections of DNA base sequence to produce smaller molecules of mRNA which can be transported out of the nucleus via the nuclear pores to the site of protein synthesis. |
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