How do genes direct the production of proteins? Most genes contain the information needed to make functional molecules called proteins. (A few genes produce other molecules that help the cell assemble proteins.) The journey from gene to protein is complex and tightly controlled within each cell. It consists of two major steps: transcription and translation. Together, transcription and translation are known as gene expression.
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Nuclear fission is considered to be nonrenewable energy because it involves uranium, a non-renewable resource, being mined and extracted from its ore. We will run out of it just as we will run out of coal, gas and oil. Uranium-235, the primary fuel for nuclear power, has an abundance of 0.7% percent in the Earth. An enrichment of 4% to 5% is required in order to achieve an effective fission reaction, and the half-life of uranium-235 is about 70 million years.