Transcription/Translation

Question 1

Define Transcription:

Answer 1

Transcription is the process in which a DNA sequence is transcribed into an RNA molecule with the help of enzyme, RNA polymerase. One of the DNA strands acts as a template to make a complementary RNA strand.

Question 2

Define Translation:

Answer 2

This single strand of mRNA exits the nucleus into the cytoplasm where it will find a ribosome to “read” its code and make it into an amino acid code. This process is translation.

Question 3

During Translation:

Answer 3

mRNA is read by the ribosome in triplets or codons, three nucleotides at a time – these
codons are referred to as the genetic code
● each codon specifies one amino acid
● tRNA delivers the amino acid to the ribosome
● tRNA contains a complementary anticodon that recognizes the mRNA codon