Translation

Question 1

Where does translation take place in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

Answer 1

At the ribosomes in the cytoplasm

Question 2

In summary, what happens in translation?

Answer 2

Amino acids are joined together to make a polypeptide chain, following the sequence of codons carried by the mRNA

Question 3

What does mRNA attach itself to?

Answer 3

Ribosome

Question 4

What does tRNA do?

Answer 4

Carry amino acids to the ribosome where the mRNA is

Question 5

What does ATP do?

Answer 5

Provide energy needed for the bond between the amino acid and the tRNA molecule to form

Question 6

What is the anticodon on the tRNA molecule complimentary to? What does it do?

Answer 6

The codon on the mRNA molecule

Attaches itself by complimentary base pairing

Question 7

What do the amino acids next to each other do?

Answer 7

They join by a peptide bond

Question 8

What happens to the tRNA molecule once the amino acids have bonded to each other?

Answer 8

It moves away, leaving the amino acid molecule in its place

Question 9

How long does the translation reaction occur?

Answer 9

until a stop signal is reached

Question 10

What is produced from the amino acids bonded to each other?

Answer 10

Polypeptide chain (protein) which codes for the original protein which was transcribed