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The process of a cell making (aka synthesizing) proteins occurs in two steps. In the first step, a stretch of _______ is used as a template to make _______. This step is known as _______. In the second step, _______ exits the nucleus and attaches to a ________, a protein building machine, which helps specify the order in which _______ will line up to form a protein. This second step is known as _______.

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In protein synthesis, DNA is transcribed into mRNA during transcription, and during translation, mRNA directs the sequencing of amino acids to form a protein at the ribosome.

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The process of a cell making (aka synthesizing) proteins occurs in two steps. In the first step, a stretch of DNA is used as a template to make messenger RNA (mRNA). This step is known as transcription. In the second step, mRNA exits the nucleus and attaches to a ribosome, a protein building machine, which helps specify the order in which amino acids will line up to form a protein. This second step is known as translation.

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