For a cell to function properly, necessary proteins must be synthesized at the proper time.…

The synthesis of proteins is one of a cell’s most energy-consuming metabolic processes. In turn,…

The newly transcribed eukaryotic mRNAs must undergo several processing steps before they can be transferred…

DNA polymerase can make mistakes while adding nucleotides. It edits the DNA by proofreading every…

When a cell divides, it is important that each daughter cell receives an identical copy of…

There is a second nucleic acid in all cells called ribonucleic acid, or RNA. Like…

Figure 9.1 Dolly the sheep was the first cloned mammal. Photo shows Dolly the sheep,…

Mendel’s studies in pea plants implied that the sum of an individual’s phenotype was controlled…

Although all of Mendel’s pea plant characteristics behaved according to the law of independent assortment,…