Describe and explain the process of transcription in protein synthesis.

Hydrogen bonds that link complementary DNA base pairs in the cell's nucleus break and exposes the bases.Free RNA nucleotides in solution combine with their complementary bases of the single DNA strand.A with U and G with C.After the mRNA strand forms, it separates from the single DNA strand and leaves the nucleus into the cytoplasm of the cell ready for translation.

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