Transcription Flashcards
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DNA is unwound and hydrogen bonds between nucleotides are broken
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The template strand of DNA is exposed
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Free mRNA nucleotide in the nucleus binds to complimentary nucleotide on the template strand
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mRNA nucleotide are joined to neighbouring nucleotides to make a single strand of mRNA
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The mRNA strand is complimentary to the template strand, which is a copy of the coding strand
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mRNA molecule leaves the nucleus through pores in the nuclear envelope and attaches to a ribosome in the cytoplasm
