Protein Synthesis

What is the goal of protein synthesis?

1 amino acid is coded by

Process of DNA to mRNA

enzyme that unzips the DNA

Enzyme that adds new RNA nucleotides to make mRNA

Order of events for creating a protein:
1. mRNA attaches to rRNA
2. codons are continuously read by tRNA
3. tRNA reaches a stop codon
4. tRNA connects second amino acid by peptide bond to Methionine
5. Polypeptide chain is created
6. mRNA’s start codon AUG is translated by tRNA’s anticodon (Methionine)

Order the events for creating a protein:
1. RNA Polymerase reaches a termination/stopping point
2. Helicase attaches and unzips the desired gene
3. mRNA leaves the nucleus
4. RNA Polymerase adds new RNA nucleotides and makes mRNA

Site of protein synthesis

Only RNA that leaves the nucleus

Codons are found on:

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

DNA