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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.

Is RNA Larger Than DNA? A Molecular Size Comparison
When and Where Does Translation Happen?
Is the Lac Operon Inducible or Repressible?
What Organelle Makes Proteins & Why It’s So Important
What Is the RNA Backbone? Its Structure and Function
RNA Structures: Their Form, Function, and Importance
Transcription Elongation: The Process of Building RNA
What Is RNA Isolation? Its Process and Importance
Applied Bioinformatics: A New Frontier in Biology
Gene Expression in E. coli: How It Works and Why It Matters
What Is an mRNA Template and How Does It Work?
RNA Function: The Different Roles of RNA in a Cell
What Is GFP Fluorescence and Why Is It Important?
The Purpose of RNA: Protein Synthesis and Gene Regulation
What Is Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and How Does It Work?
What is RNA Polymerase 3 and What Does it Do?
Is RNA Single-Stranded? A Detailed Look at Its Forms
What Are the Components of RNA and Their Functions?
Bioinformatics Analysis: A Look at Its Real-World Uses
How Insulin Is Produced by Molecular Cloning
A Model of Translation in Protein Synthesis
What Is RNA Replication? A Look at the Process
The Function of Helicase and Polymerase
Ribonucleotides: Definition, Function, and Structure
What Is RNA Interference and How Does It Work?
The Process of Prokaryotic Replication Explained
The Process of Initiation in Translation
What is Gene Translation and How Does it Work?
The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
What Is Ribonuclease and What Does It Do?