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OVERVIEW
Flythrough Tour
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MOLECULAR PROCESSES
Transcription
Regulated Transcription
mRNA Processing
mRNA Splicing
Translation
Lac Operon
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CELLULAR PROCESSES
Protein Trafficking
Protein Modification
Protein Recycling
Insulin Signaling
Constitutive Secretion
Regulated Secretion
Mitochondrial Protein Transport
Mitosis
Meiosis
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CELLULAR ENERGY CONVERSION
Atp Synthase (Gradients)
Electron Transport Chain
Photosynthesis (Light Reaction)
Photosystem II
Glycolysis (Overview)
Glycolysis (Reactions)
Citric Acid Cycle (Overview)
Citric Acid Cycle (Reactions)
Energy Consumption
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Transcription: First Look

The following images attempt to illustrate transcription and emphasize some of its most important steps. Clicking on each of the thumbnail images will bring up a larger, labeled version of the described scene.

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Transcription unit.
Promoter and the TATA box.
Transcription apparatus.
Strand separation is necessary for RNA Polymerase to transcribe RNA.
RNA polymerase moves along the DNA.
Transcription eye.
Transcription is complete.
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