M2 - TRANSLATION

Question 1

translation

Answer 1

1. mRNA strand leaves nucleus and attaches to ribosome in the cytoplasm
2. ribosome identifies start codon and attaches
3. tRNA molecule binds to start codon via complementary base pairings of anticodon to mRNAs codon
4. another tRNA molecule lines opposite next codon
5. ribosome catalyses formation of peptide bonds between releases amino acids
6. the ribosome moves forward and codes for the next amino acid
   the tRNA molecules without amino acids leave
7. this continues until the ribosome reaches the stop codon, where the strand is released