Molecule Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v1.26, by Herong Yang
Gene Expression - Building Proteins
This section provides a quick introduction of the Gene Expression process, which is the process of building new proteins according to the instructions stored a given gene. Gene Expression process is divided into two main sub-processes: transscription and translation.
What Is Gene Expression? - Gene Expression is the process of building new proteins according to the instructions stored a given gene.
The gene expression process can be divided into 2 major sub-processes, Transcription and Translation.
What Is Genetic Transcription? - Genetic Transcription is the process of copying genetic information of a gene from DNA to a special RNA molecule called mRNA (Messenger RNA).
What Is Genetic Translation? - Genetic Translation is the process of creating a new protein according to the genetic information stored inside a mRNA.
The picture below shows the Genetic Transcription and Genetic Translation sub-process of the gene expression process:
See next tutorials for more details Genetic Transcription and Genetic Translation processes.
Table of Contents
Molecule Names and Identifications
Nucleobase, Nucleoside, Nucleotide, DNA and RNA
►Gene Expression - Building Proteins
Genetic Transcription - Creating mRNA
Genetic Translation - Creating Protein
DNA Gene Sequence - Exons and Introns
Chromosome Replication (or DNA Replication)
ChEMBL Database - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
PubChem Database - National Library of Medicine
INSDC (International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration)
HGNC (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee)