A tool by Leon Dudhill
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Key Facts
Base Pairing
A
↔
T
C
↔
G

Adenine — Thymine
Cytosine — Guanine

Protein Synthesis
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Transcription — DNA → mRNA in the nucleus
2
mRNA leaves nucleus
3
Translation — mRNA → protein at ribosome
Key terms
  • GeneA section of DNA that codes for a specific protein.
  • CodonThree bases on mRNA that code for one amino acid.
  • mRNAMessenger RNA — carries the code from nucleus to ribosome.
  • Double helixThe twisted-ladder shape of DNA.
  • NucleotideMonomer of DNA — base + sugar + phosphate.
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Base pairs: A–T and C–G

Transcription: DNA → mRNA in the nucleus.

Translation: mRNA → protein at the ribosome.

Gene: section of DNA coding for a specific protein.