Stella described protein synthesis as a process that makes the necessary proteins for the human body to function. She explained the process in the following steps.

DNA is transcribed into mRNA.
Amino acids form a chain.
The amino acid chain is folded into a protein in the endoplasmic reticulum.
What step did Stella miss in her explanation?

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DNA is replicated into two daughter cells.
DNA is replicated into two daughter cells.

Polypeptide chains express gene traits.
Polypeptide chains express gene traits.

tRNA delivers the DNA to the ribosome.
tRNA delivers the DNA to the ribosome.

mRNA is translated into amino acids.

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Stella missed explaining the step where mRNA is translated into amino acids. This step occurs between the transcription of DNA into mRNA and the formation of the amino acid chain.