What is the process that gets from the original DNA "blueprint," in the nucleus, to a finished protein product, out on the "factory floor" at the ribosomes? The "genetic code" should be mentioned in this answer.
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It is not really just one process. Following is a very over simplified description of the process. First the DNA is transcribed into RNA. The RNA is then edited so that only the currently desired exons are expressed in the final protein, and becomes mRNA. The mRNA is then Translated into Proteins. In Translation, a Ribosome binds to the start codon of the mRNA and proceeds in steps of three base pairs along it. The Genetic Code is that three base pairs represent one codon. Each codon represents one of the Amino Acids used ubiquitously by life on earth to build Proteins. Some Amino Acids are specified by more than one codon. There are also several stop codons. Here are a couple of useful links: http://edtech.clas.pdx.edu/gene_expression_tutorial/transcription.html and http://edtech.clas.pdx.edu/gene_expression_tutorial/translation.html
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