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CELLULAR PROCESSES
Atp Synthase
Electron Transport Chain
Protein Trafficking
Protein Modification
Constitutive Secretion
Regulated Secretion
Mitochondrial Protein Transport
Photosynthesis
Photosystem II
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MOLECULAR PROCESSES
Transcription
mRNA Processing
mRNA Splicing
Translation
Lac Operon
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Introducing: Transcription

Transcription is a vital process in biological lifeforms. It is through this process that the biological roadmap encoded in a strand of DNA is used to produce a complementary RNA copy. The RNA can then go on to help produce the proteins and enzymes that power living organisms.

 

ADVANCED LOOK

 
   
 

An overview of the transcription process and its key factors.

 

An in-depth break-down of the steps leading up to and completing the process of transcription.

 

An embedded Windows Media movie version of the transcription animation.