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  • 351019501382956175597511753187848732765PublicAssets/2549DNA 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=2548">2548</a> for a version of this illustration that isn't numbered and <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=2547">2547</a> for a an entirely 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 2548 for a version of this illustration that isn't numbered and 2547 for a an entirely unlabeled version. Featured in The New Genetics.

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