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Create a scientifically accurate vertical 2:3 high-school biology educational poster that explains how genetic information is used to build a protein, using a realistic cellular journey cutaway blended with molecular visualization. Show one continuous reading path that begins inside the nucleus and ends in the cytoplasm. A dramatic eukaryotic cell cutaway should fill the entire poster, with the nucleus entering from the upper-left edge and a strand of mRNA traveling diagonally through a nuclear pore toward a large active ribosome near the lower-right edge. The mRNA pathway must guide the viewer through the entire composition. Use three clearly connected levels of scale: DNA inside the nucleus, mature mRNA passing through a nuclear pore, and a ribosome assembling a growing amino-acid chain in the cytoplasm. Avoid equal panels, a centered symmetrical cell, a circular process diagram, scattered labels around one hero molecule, or a single undivided space.
Integrate the title directly along the mRNA pathway: “FROM DNA TO PROTEIN”. Near the nucleus, add the smaller line: “How cells turn genetic instructions into working molecules”. Use no more than eight main journey labels, each with a bold heading and one short explanation of 6–12 words, placed only in calm negative-space regions. Include these exact learning steps in sequence: “1. A GENE IS ACCESSED” — “A section of DNA provides the template.” “2. TRANSCRIPTION” — “RNA polymerase builds a complementary RNA strand.” “3. RNA PROCESSING” — “Introns are removed and exons are joined.” “4. mRNA LEAVES THE NUCLEUS” — “The mature transcript passes through a nuclear pore.” “5. TRANSLATION BEGINS” — “A ribosome reads the mRNA three bases at a time.” “6. tRNA DELIVERS AMINO ACIDS” — “Each anticodon pairs with a matching codon.” “7. A POLYPEPTIDE FORMS” — “Peptide bonds connect amino acids.” “8. THE PROTEIN FOLDS” — “Shape helps determine the protein’s function.”
Add one enlarged molecular interaction inset showing codon–anticodon pairing near the ribosome. Label it with exactly two molecular labels: “mRNA CODON” — “A three-base sequence” and “tRNA ANTICODON” — “A complementary three-base sequence”. Near the lower edge, add one clean summary strip reading: “DNA → RNA → POLYPEPTIDE → FUNCTIONAL PROTEIN”.
Keep the science rigorously accurate: DNA remains inside the nucleus, transcription occurs in the nucleus, RNA processing occurs before export, mature mRNA passes through a nuclear pore, ribosomes read mRNA rather than DNA, codons are read in triplets, each tRNA anticodon pairs with a matching codon, amino acids are linked into a polypeptide, and protein folding occurs after synthesis begins to produce functional structure. Do not imply that intron removal happens at the ribosome, do not show one codon coding for several amino acids, and do not claim every protein becomes active immediately after translation. Use realistic biomedical rendering with translucent cellular structures, detailed but clean molecular models, restrained scientific overlays, deep violet for the nucleus, cyan for mRNA, warm gold for ribosomes, and varied but controlled amino-acid accents. Keep all typography large, bold, clean, and highly legible on a phone screen, with generous spacing and no reduced font size to fit extra information.