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Translation

Image of translation. A single-stranded, yellow RNA is translated into a blue protein. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

The process by which proteins are made based on instructions encoded in an RNA molecule. Performed by a molecular machine called the ribosome, which links together a series of amino acid building blocks. The resulting polypeptide chain folds up into a particular 3D shape, known as a protein.

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