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Transcription, an Uncommon card
Transcription is the process of duplicating a segment of DNA into RNA for the purpose of gene expression.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 65,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Transcription quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Transcription card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids, composed of ______ sequences.
Answer
nucleotide. Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids, composed of nucleotide sequences. From the Transcription article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of Mumbai Metro stations. List of Mumbai Metro stations 88 · Transcription 78 · Asgard archaea 74 · Resplendent quetzal 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Resplendent quetzal. Resplendent quetzal 96,000 · Transcription 65,000 · Auxin 47,000 · Rhodinia fugax 3,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Some segments of DNA are transcribed into RNA molecules that can encode proteins, called messenger RNA.
- Other segments of DNA are transcribed into RNA molecules called non-coding RNAs.
- Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids, composed of nucleotide sequences.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Transcription article was read about 65,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Transcription
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- List of Mumbai Metro stationsUncommon · Society · ATK 88 DEF 68
- YeniseiUncommon · Nature · ATK 71 DEF 85
- Grace in ChristianityUncommon · Society · ATK 77 DEF 79
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Transcription (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original: Darekk2 , SVG: Palosirkka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
