Beta Tutra Lab · Biology

Gene Expression

Regulate a gene and follow information from DNA to a functional protein.

Learning goal

Explain how promoters, repressors, mRNA stability and ribosomes control the amount of protein a cell produces.

Insulin gene is being expressedExpression on
DNA / mRNAPolymerase / ribosomeProtein
Transcription2.6 mRNA/min
mRNA molecules3
Protein molecules9
RegulationActive

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