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How does DNA create proteins. (in detail)

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Explanation: The genes in DNA encode protein molecules, which are the "workhorses" of the cell, carrying out all the functions necessary for life. For example, enzymes, including those that metabolize nutrients and synthesize new cellular constituents, but n the simplest sense, expressing a gene means manufacturing its corresponding protein,

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The type of RNA that contains the information for making a protein is called messenger RNA (mRNA) because it carries the information, or message, from the DNA out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm. Through the processes of transcription and translation, information from genes is used to make proteins.

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