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Interpret the results and determine the reason for zebrafish allele expressing different
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Transcription is a process where the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) template is used in order to create an RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule comprising of a complementary sequence to the DNA. Following to transcription, mRNA (messenger RNA) is used in order to synthesize proteins via translation process.
The study examined the expression of transporter mRNA and protein produced in zebrafish homozygous for each of the alleles and found the following results: The mRNA and protein expressed in dark color zebrafish allele and no mRNA and protein expressed in light color zebrafish allele.
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