How Cells Make Proteins
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The process of making essential proteins is called protein synthesis, and the instructions for these proteins are stored in the cell's DNA.
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Since DNA cannot leave the nucleus, its instructions are copied into a messenger RNA molecule during a step called transcription.
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The mRNA then travels to a ribosome in the cytoplasm, where the process of translation occurs, linking amino acids together to form a protein.
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What is the primary purpose of protein synthesis in a cell?
Name the two main stages of protein synthesis and identify where each stage takes place within a cell.
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