And let's begin with the messenger RNA or mRNA. So within the nucleus of our cell our DNA can be transcribed. It can undergo a process known as transcription which we'll discuss in detail in the next several lectures. And DNA can be transcribed into our messenger RNA. Now messenger RNA, once it's actually formed, it can be modified in several important ways and ultimately our messenger RNA will end up in a cytoplasm of the cell where the messenger RNA will combine with the ribosomes of the cell and the messenger and the ribosomes will basically combine to synthesize our proteins. So we see that the ribosomes can basically translate the genetic information that is stored within the mRNA and using that genetic information that came from the DNA we can synthesize our proteins through a process known as translation which we'll discuss in much greater detail in the next several electrodes.