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CELLULAR PROCESSES
Atp Synthase
Electron Transport Chain
Protein Trafficking
Protein Modification
Protein Recycling
Constitutive Secretion
Regulated Secretion
Mitochondrial Protein Transport
Photosynthesis
Photosystem II
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MOLECULAR PROCESSES
Transcription
mRNA Processing
mRNA Splicing
Translation
Lac Operon
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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.