Biology A-Level
transcription and translation mechanisms
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RNA polymerase transcribes mRNA, and ribosomes assemble amino acids as dictated by codons, and these mechanisms are also universal.
Topics that use transcription and translation mechanisms
- Recombinant DNA technology (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- cDNA and reverse transcriptase
- complementary base pairing
- DNA ligase
- insertional inactivation
- polymerase chain reaction
- post-translational modification
- primers
- promoter region
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