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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.

Restriction Enzymes: Types, Mechanisms, and Genetic Engineering
Do Prokaryotes Have DNA? Forms and Functions Explained
What Are the 3 Stages of DNA Replication?
What Is the Difference Between tRNA and mRNA?
What Is the Role of RNA Polymerase in Transcription?
What Are the RNA Base Pairs and Their Rules?
How to Read DNA Fragments: A Beginner’s Look at DNA
Nucleic Acid Monomer: Structure, Function, and Types
Summarize the Relationship Between DNA, mRNA, and Proteins
What Is a Polynucleotide? Definition, Structure, and Types
In What Direction Does Transcription Occur?
What Is the 5′ Cap and Why Does It Matter in Biology?
What Is RNA Processing and Why Is It Important?
Bacteria Can Produce Insulin When Genetically Engineered
How to Tell If a Nucleotide Is DNA or RNA
Sense vs. Antisense Strand: What’s the Difference?
Phosphodiester Bonds: The Backbone of DNA and RNA
Leading and Lagging Strand: A Detailed Look at DNA Replication
Pyrimidine Bases: Definition, Function, and Types
Is the Template Strand Always Read 3′ to 5′?
What Are Post-Transcriptional Modifications?
What Is Methylation and Why Is It Important?
Why mRNA Has Uracil Instead of Thymine
What Is the Difference Between RNA and mRNA?
The CRISPR Procedure: A Step-by-Step Explanation
Human RNA: Its Structure, Function, and Role in Medicine
The Mechanism of Transcription Explained
The Structure of mRNA: Key Features and Functions
Lac Operon: Structure, Regulation, and Key Components
What Enzymes Are Involved in Transcription?