How does a gene become a working protein? In two moves: transcription copies the gene into mRNA, and translation reads that mRNA to build the protein. Step through the whole journey.
DNA → RNA → protein
The gene (DNA)step 1 of 5
Walk the journey
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Protein Synthesis — OpenStax, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
