Eli5: How does the body read the DNA?

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Ok, so the DNA has the instructions on how to build a specific living thing right? But the DNA is just a molecule. It doesn’t form a living organism on its own. So, how does the DNA tell the cells what kind of cell to be and how to build organs? How does the body “reads” the DNA to know what to do and how to do it? It’s a question I always had.

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DNA is made up of four nucleotides, represented by A, T, G, and C. Cells copy DNA into RNA then “read” RNA. Each 3 RNA nucleotides defines a protein and each protein is added to a chain. This chain can be used by your cell.

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