Translation Flashcards
1
Q
Location of translation
A
Cytoplasm
2
Q
RNA -> protein is termed ____
A
Translation
3
Q
3 phases of translation
A
- initiation
- elongation
- termination
4
Q
Translation: initiation
A
- mRNA binds to small ribosomal subunit at start “AUG”
- large ribosomal subunit binds
- P site is created
5
Q
Translation: elongation
A
- base pairing occurs with next tRNA entering the A site
- peptide bond is made
- mRNA slides down one codon
6
Q
Translation: termination
A
- Stop codons reached
- release factor binds
- protein leaves
- subunits break up
7
Q
Each codon codes for ____ amino acid
A
1
8
Q
Each amino acid may have ____ codons
A
1 or more
9
Q
Translation is ____/____
A
Degenerate or redundant
