Answer
Protein synthesis is the prices in which DNA is transcripted to RNA, which is then translated into protein. The DNA molecule is first unwound before RNA Polymerase lines up the nucleotides to create a complimentary, single-stranded mRNA sequence. The RNA strand is released while DNA re-zips back to its original structure. mRNA is then sent to ribosomes. Amino acid-specific tRNA molecules then passes its nucleotides through the ribosome. Specific sites on the ribosome pairs up codons with specified amino acids, attaching them to a chain before a stop codon terminates the process.
Work Step by Step
Note: in transcription, DNA adenine pairs with RNA uracil, instead of thymine.
The start codon is AUG, the stop codons are UAA, UAG, and UGA.
