RNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS How your cell makes very important proteins The production (synthesis) of proteins. 3 phases: 1. Transcription 2. RNA processing 3. Translation Before making proteins, Your cell must first make RNA Question: How does RNA (ribonucleic acid) differ from DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)? RNA differs from DNA 1. RNA has a sugar ribose DNA has a sugar deoxyribose 2. RNA contains uracil (U) DNA has thymine (T) 3. RNA molecule is single-stranded DNA is double-stranded