Protein Synthesis and Genetic Code

In order for our bodies to function, we need to supply them with a variety of nutrients. The process of chemical digestion uses different proteins and enzymes to break down the food particles into usable nutrients ourselves can absorb. The instructions to make proteins are contained in our DNA. DNA contains genes. A gene is a continuous string of nucleotides containing a region that codes for an RNA molecule

Author(s):

Janeshwar E Chezhiyan*

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