How Genes Work

by Lister Hill National Center for Biomedic and Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications

Most genes contain the information needed to make functional molecules called proteins. (A few genes produce other molecules that help the cell assemble proteins.) The journey from gene to protein is complex and tightly controlled within each cell. It consists of two major steps: transcription and translation. Together, transcription and translation are known as gene expression.During the process of transcription, the information stored in a gene's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540791270
• ISBN13: 9781540791276
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"