protein synthesis

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What are the two stages of protein synthesis?
Transcription
Translation
Transcription which occurs in the nucleus and
involves DNA and mRNA and translation which involves mRNA, tRNA and ribosomes.
During transcription, DNA strand is transcribed into mRNA
Translation is the process during which the amino acids are assembled together to form a polypeptide chain/protein