Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding translation?

Answer 1

Answer:

Regarding translation the following statements is false:  The mRNA strand is read from 3' to 5' direction during translation.

Explanation:

The primary structures for protein synthesis are the ribosomes, organelles composed by the association of proteins with rRNA and tRNA.  During translation, mRNAs are read in the 5´ to 3´ direction, and tRNA transfer amino acids to build the polypeptide chain. The protein is synthesized from the amino terminus to the carboxy terminus. Each amino acid is specified by a codon formed by three bases in the mRNA. mARNs have a start and end codon that tells the ribosome where to start and stop adding amino acids. When the ribosome reaches the end codon, it means that protein synthesis is finished.