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protein synthesis

DNA codes for amino acids, the building blocks of life. Amino acids that are linked together are called proteins: molecules that have many functions including support, structure, movement, transport, communication, and disease defense. Protein-containing structures include hair, nails, hooves, cartilage, muscle, hormones, antibodies, blood proteins, and enzymes.

Protein synthesis is the process by which proteins are created from the DNA "blueprints". There are two major processes involved:

1. Transcription: DNA to RNA
2. Translation: RNA to proteins

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