During _____, DNA unwinds in the area encoding the gene of interest and the code is copied

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During transcription, the DNA unwinds in the area encoding the gene of interest and is used as a template to create a complementary mRNA molecule through base pairing. This mRNA molecule is then used in translation to create a protein. Meiosis and mitosis are cell division processes and do not directly involve gene expression. Transcription is the process of copying the genetic information stored in DNA into RNA. The unwinding of DNA occurs in the area encoding the gene of interest, and an RNA polymerase enzyme reads the DNA template and synthesizes a complementary RNA strand. This process occurs during transcription, not during meiosis or mitosis which are cell division processes, or during translation which is the process of converting the RNA code into a protein.

During _____, DNA Unwinds in the Area Encoding the Gene