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Transcription is the first step in gene expression in which genetic information is copied from a DNA to an RNA format. Transcription is controlled by proteins known as transcription factors that regulate the expression of genes.
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MAY 05, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 04, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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