Biology A-Level
Protein synthesis and transport
What Protein synthesis and transport means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Protein synthesis and transport
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The ordered pathway in which a gene in the nucleus is transcribed to mRNA, which binds to a ribosome and is translated into a polypeptide.
Topics that use Protein synthesis and transport
- Cell structure (OCR A-Level)
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- Comparing cell structure across eukaryotic organisms
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- Intracellular and whole-cell movement
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