Protein synthesis: Part 2- Translation

Question 1

1. This will start the second stage of protein synthesis called _____.

Answer 1

Translation

Question 2

2. This occurs in the _____ of the cell.

Answer 2

Cytoplasm

Question 3

3. A small subunit of the _____ will attach to the start codon of mRNA, which will always be _____.

Answer 3

• Ribosome

- AUG

Question 4

4. The first ______ molecule will bring a specific amino acid to the ribosome, and add it to the polypeptide chain.

Answer 4

tRNA

Question 5

5. The ribosome will match the ______, which is the set of 3 nucleotides on tRNA that code for a specific amino acid, to the codon on mRNA.

Answer 5

Anticodon

Question 6

6. Then the large subunit of the ribosome will fit over the small subunit and mRNA. The mRNA strand will be read off by the ______ like a ticker tape.

Answer 6

Ribosome

Question 7

7. When the stop codon is reached, the ribosome will detach, and the _____ is fully produced.

Answer 7

Protein

Question 8

8. When you are deciding the amino acids in a chain, you will read off the _____ chain, and use the _______ dictionary.

Answer 8

• mRNA

- Codon