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A. Expression and transmission of genetic information

5' 3'
N N T T C N N
3' N N A A G N N 5'

5' 3'
N N T T C N N
3' N N A A G N N 5'

1

Replication
Sense strand

DNA
5' 3'
N N T T C N N
3' N N A A G N N 5'

2
Template strand
Transcription

hnRNA

5' 3'
N N U U C N N
3' N N A A G N N 5'

3

Template strand
RNA maturation DNA

mRNA
Poly(A) tail

5' 3'
N N U U C N N
4 Cap 7 Phe

tRNA
Translation
mRNA
Amino acid
activation

5' 3'
N N U U C N N
N N A A G N N A P
5' Ribosome
6

Phe-tRNA Protein
5 Phe

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