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The DNA codes for mRNA instead of directly into proteins because the DNA is contained in the nucleus.

The nuclear pores in the nuclear membrane do not let larger molecules out, so the mRNA is needed to transfer the sequence outside of the nucleus and to a ribosome where the amino acids to make a protein can be brought and linked together to create a protein.

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