Protein Synthesis (Updated)

Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
0:46 Why are proteins important?
1:48 Introduction to RNA
2:22 Steps of Protein Synthesis
2:43 Transcription
3:54 Translation
6:08 Introduction to mRNA Codon Chart
7:51 Quick Summary Image

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