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  • Posted: 01/28/2005
  • Reviewed: 09/01/2006

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Gene to mRNA to Protein

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mRNA travels from the nucleus into the cytoplasm to cell organelles called ribosomes. There it directs the assembly of amino acids that fold into a unique protein.

Gene to mRNA to Protein