DNA to finished protein?

the steps are transcription/splicing/translation

without going into detail, a section of DNA is first copied onto a strand of messenger RNA--transcription. next, in nucleated cells only (ie. not in bacteria), portions of the RNA, called introns, are edited out--splicing. finally, protein is assembled one amino acid at a time, from the messenger RNA code, in structures called ribosomes--translation. the result is a string of amino acids folded into a 3-d structure.

here's an article i consulted for my reply: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_dogma_of_modern_biology

i'm no molecular biologist, so if there are any reading this, please amend as necessary.