Biological Molecules: Flashcards

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Messenger RNA (mRNA) is used during translation to form polypeptides.

Describe how mRNA is produced in the nucleus of a cell.

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= helicase breaks hydrogen bonds
= one dna strand acts as template
= free rna nucleotides allign to attracted base pairs exposed dna strand
= hydrogen bomding
= rna plmerae joins rna nucleorides together
= pre mrna is spliced- removes introns

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