Define the term regulation as it applies to genes For a cell to function properly,…

The genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material (DNA or mRNA sequences of…

mRNA Processing Eukaryotic pre-mRNA receives a 5′ cap and a 3′ poly (A) tail before…

Biologists used to view RNA as a lowly messenger — the molecule that carries information…

A process by which the information stored in the DNA is transferred to an mRNA…

Bacteria, like mammalian cells, must synthesize proteins for self-maintenance and replication. DNA serves as the…

Transcription takes place in the nucleus. It uses DNA as a template to make an…

RNA is a critical component of every single living cell in the universe. Without it,…

D-loop replication is a proposed process by which circular DNA like chloroplasts and mitochondria replicate their genetic material. An important…

The vast majority of the human genome is comprised of non-coding DNA (genes only account…