Genes Have Play, Stop and Pause Buttons

You probably remember from biology class that genes hold information that is used to construct protein and RNA molecules which do various tasks in the cell. A gene is copied in a process known as transcription. In the case of a protein-coding gene the transcript is edited and converted into a protein in a process known as translation. What you may not have learned is the elaborate regulatory processes that occurs before, during and after this sequence of transcription, editing and translation.  Read more