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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.

What Is DNA Packaging and Why Is It Important?
The Role of tRNA in Protein Synthesis
What Is a Polynucleotide Chain in Biology?
What is DNA Transformation and How Does It Work?
George Church’s DNA Storage: How It Works & Why It Matters
What Is RNA Messenger and How Does It Work?
The tRNA Model: Structure and Function
The Structure of tRNA and Its Key Functional Regions
How Does Heat Affect DNA? The Process of Denaturation
A Labeled Nucleotide Image and Its Components
Replication vs. Transcription: What Are the Key Differences?
What Is Transgenics? The Science, Uses, and Ethics
What Are the Primary RNA Characteristics?
What is microRNA and What Does It Do?
Nucleotide Excision Repair: How Cells Fix Damaged DNA
What Is DNA Synthesis? The Process of Creating DNA
What Is a Protein BLAST and How Does It Work?
RNA Structure: Its Components, Levels, and Types
Nucleic Acids Research: The Blueprint of Modern Biology
Is RNA a Double Helix? Explaining RNA’s Structure
What Is DNA Degradation and Why Does It Occur?
Is Helicase Used in the Process of Transcription?
What Defines an RNA Complementary Strand?
What Is Molecular Data and Why Is It Important?
What Are RNA Transcripts and What Is Their Function?
What Is the Charge of RNA and Why Is It Negative?
What Is Sequence Biology and Why Is It Important?
What Is the Codon for Tryptophan and Why Is It Unique?
Can RNA Be Double Stranded? Its Structure and Function
DNA Promoter Sequence: What Is It and How Does It Work?