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  • 351019501374933175597511620687848732326PublicAssets/2548DNA encodes RNA, which encodes protein. DNA is transcribed to make messenger RNA (mRNA). The mRNA sequence (dark red strand) is complementary to the DNA sequence (blue strand). On ribosomes, transfer RNA (tRNA) reads three nucleotides at a time in mRNA to bring together the amino acids that link up to make a protein. See image <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=2549">2549</a> for a numbered version of this illustration and <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=2547">2547</a> for an unlabeled version. Featured in <a href="https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/Booklets/the-new-genetics/Pages/Home.aspx"><em>The New Genetics</em></a>.Crabtree + CompanyNational Institute of General Medical SciencesIllustration

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    DNA encodes RNA, which encodes protein. DNA is transcribed to make messenger RNA (mRNA). The mRNA sequence (dark red strand) is complementary to the DNA sequence (blue strand). On ribosomes, transfer RNA (tRNA) reads three nucleotides at a time in mRNA to bring together the amino acids that link up to make a protein. See image 2549 for a numbered version of this illustration and 2547 for an unlabeled version. Featured in The New Genetics.

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