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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 to Read a Codon Chart for Protein Synthesis
In What Direction Does RNA Polymerase Move?
What Is the Part of the Gene Where Transcription Begins?
How Does the Structure of DNA Determine the Structure of Proteins?
Why Is DNA Important for Protein Synthesis?
What Does a Polymerase Do in DNA and RNA Synthesis?
Why Is Alternative Splicing Important for Biology?
What Types of RNA Are Involved in Translation?
What Does the UAA Codon Do in Protein Synthesis?
What Is a Helicase’s Job? Unwinding DNA and More
What Is Ligase in DNA Replication and Why Is It Needed?
What Is a GFP Mouse? The Science Behind Glowing Mice
The Function of RNA Primase in DNA Replication
What Is a Promoter in Transcription and Its Function?
Can DNA Polymerase Proofread to Prevent Gene Mutations?
What Is DNA Denaturation? Process and Applications
What Is RNA Splicing and Why Does It Matter?
RNA Polymerase Reads in What Direction?
What Is rRNA? Ribosomal RNA Function and Structure
What Is mRNA Processing and Why Is It Important?
Why Is DNA Replication Such an Important Process?
What Are General Transcription Factors and How Do They Function?
What Is the Main Function of RNA Polymerase 1?
How Does Adenine and Thymine Bond?
Is All RNA Double or Single Stranded?
What Are the 3 Major Differences Between DNA and RNA?
What Is Alternative Splicing and Why Does It Matter?
What Is the Order for Protein Synthesis?
What Is a Template in Biology? DNA and RNA Explained
Where Does DNA Replication Begin? The Origin of Replication