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mRNA Production 


name         JOYCLELYN
status       educator
grade        9-12
location     AL

Question -   How is new mRNA manufactured in a cell?
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mRNA is synetheized (transcribed) using one of the strands of DNA as a
template and the enzyme RNA polymerase to catalyze the reaction of the four
nucleotides to form the mRNA molecule.

Ron Baker, Ph.D.
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