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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.

How Long Does RNA Last? A Look at RNA Stability
What Are Codons and Anticodons in Protein Synthesis?
What Are Restriction Enzymes and How Do They Work?
Where Can RNA Be Found in Eukaryotic Cells?
What Is RNA Polymerase? Definition, Function, and Types
What Is the Process of Transduction?
Is ATP a Nucleic Acid? Clarifying Its Role as a Nucleotide
What Did Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase Discover?
What Is Bacterial Transformation?
How Does Ultraviolet Radiation in Sunlight Damage DNA?
What Is the Role of Ribosomes in Protein Production?
Where in the Cell Do Transcription and Translation Take Place?
What Is a Plasmid in Biology? Its Function and Uses
Where Is tRNA Located and What Is Its Role in the Cell?
Is Helicase a Protein? Explaining Its Role as an Enzyme
Where Are Anticodons Found? Their Role in Protein Synthesis
How Is the Nucleus Involved in Protein Synthesis?
What Is Transformation in Biology and How Does It Work?
Where Are Plasmids Found? From Bacteria to Eukaryotes
What Is Helicase and What Does It Do?
What Is the Order of Protein Synthesis?
What Is the Difference Between RNA Polymerase and DNA Polymerase?
What Does DNA Polymerase III Do in DNA Replication?
What Is mRNA’s Role in Protein Synthesis?
What Happens During the Process of Translation?
What Are the Components of Nucleic Acid?
Why Is DNA Considered a Macromolecule?
What Is the Main Job of RNA in the Cell?
Is rRNA a Ribosome? Explaining the Key Difference
Is EcoRI a Restriction Enzyme? A Detailed Explanation