The mRNA produced by transcription is similar to a rough cut of
a film that needs a bit of editing. A specialized nucleotide is
added to the beggining of each mRNA molecule, which forms a cap. It
helps the mRNA starand bind to a ribosome and prevents the strand
from being broken down to fast. The end of the mRNA molecule gets a
string of A nucleotides, called the tail, that helps the mRNA
molecule exit the nucleus.