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  • mRNA and Protein Synthesis: How Messenger RNA Works
    mRNA carries the information for making proteins to the ribosomes.

    Here's why:

    * mRNA (messenger RNA): This type of RNA carries the genetic code from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm.

    * Ribosomes: These are the protein synthesis factories of the cell. They read the mRNA code and use it as instructions to assemble amino acids into a specific protein.

    So, the journey of protein synthesis goes:

    1. DNA in the nucleus: Holds the genetic code.

    2. Transcription: DNA is copied into mRNA.

    3. mRNA travels to the ribosomes: In the cytoplasm.

    4. Translation: Ribosomes read the mRNA code and build the protein.

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