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Courtney Thomson

Courtney Thomson is a science instructor at a virtual public school, where she develops self-paced lessons and lab units for students learning on their own. She spent eight years teaching high school biology in traditional public classrooms before moving to online instruction. Thomson received a bachelor of science in biology and a master of education in secondary education. In addition to her work in remote education, she writes for Biology Insights.

What Is a Primase? Its Role in DNA Replication
Is ATP a Nucleic Acid or a Nucleotide?
What Is the Role of rRNA in Protein Synthesis?
What Would Be the Result if Protein Synthesis Went Wrong?
What Are Nucleic Acid Polymers and What Is Their Function?
What Is Transcription and Translation in Biology?
How Cells Make Proteins and Their Functions
Is the N-Terminus the 5′ or 3′ End?
Is RNA Less Stable Than DNA? A Biological Explanation
What Is RNA Polymerase and What Does It Do?
How to Extract DNA From a Kiwi
What Is the Function of RNA Polymerase in Transcription?
What Organisms Have RNA But Not DNA?
Translation in Eukaryotes: The Process of Protein Synthesis
What Do Ribosomes Do? Protein Synthesis Explained
Do Prokaryotes Have Ribosomes? Their Role and Differences
How Are Genes and Proteins Related in Biology?
What Is the Site of Protein Synthesis in a Cell?
What is the Purpose of Transcription?
What Are RNPs (Ribonucleoproteins) and What Do They Do?
Transcription in Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes: Key Differences
What Do Plasmids Do and What Are Their Functions?
What Does a Restriction Enzyme Do and How Does It Work?
RNA Location: Where RNA Is Found in the Cell and Why It Matters
¿Qué Son los Plásmidos y Cuál es su Función?
Where Does Transcription Occur in a Cell?
What Is the Difference Between Transcription and Translation?
What Are the Main Functions of Nucleic Acids?
What is the Role of a Plasmid in Prokaryotic Cells?
How Is Protein Made in a Cell, Step by Step