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Each cell of the body produces molecules known as proteins. The structure of proteins...
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Germ cells of human beings (and all other organism actually) are unfortunately unable...
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| 5’ region of active genes |
A stretch of DNA just next to a gene, which is important for regulating its expression—whether it is turned on or off [for more information on gene regulation, check out this resource from scitable.
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