Outline and Describe the Three Mammal Groups

question 42

Essay

Outline and describe the three mammal groups. Where do primates fit into this taxonomy?

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Definitions:

Regulation of Transcription

The control of gene expression at the DNA transcription stage, determining when and how genes are activated.

mRNA Processing

Various modifications that mRNA undergoes, which may include splicing, capping, and polyadenylation, after it is transcribed from DNA and before it is translated into a protein.

mRNA Transport

The process of moving mRNA molecules from the nucleus where they are synthesized to the cytoplasm where they undergo translation to produce proteins.

Chromatin

The complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.