Unit 6- Topic 4 Flashcards
Translation
the synthesis of a polypeptide using information from mRNA
A nucleotide sequence becomes a…
amino acid sequence
Where does translation occur
at the ribosome
tRNA anticodon is
complementary and antiparallel to mRNA
Stop codon
starts termination
does not code for amino acids
signals a release factor
tRNA
key player in translating mRNA to an amino acid sequence.
carries the amino acid that the mRNA codon codes for.
tRNA’s anticodon region is…
complementary & antiparallel to mRNA.
Where does the first tRNA enter
at the P site of the ribosome
Where does the first tRNA bind
to the start codon AUG
What does the first tRNA carry
the amino acid met, aka methionine
Transcription and translation are the 2 stages of…
Protein synthesis
What is the purpose of translation?
to translate mRNA to an amino acid sequence.
When does termination occur?
when a stop codon in the mRNA reaches the A site of the ribosome.
