Question

What would be the outcome of the processes shown below if the mRNA never moved outside

Answer 1

Answer:

Translation is the process of protein synthesis in which the genetic information encoded in mRNA is translated into a sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain

Ribosomes bind to mRNA in the cell's cytoplasm and move along the mRNA molecule in a 5' - 3' direction until it reaches a start codon (AUG)

Anticodons on tRNA molecules align opposite appropriate codons according to complementary base pairing (e.g. UAC will align with AUG)

Each tRNA molecule carries a specific amino acid (according to the genetic code)

Ribosomes catalyse the formation of peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids (via a condensation reaction)

The ribosome moves along the mRNA molecule synthesising a polypeptide chain until it reaches a stop codon, at this point translation stops and the polypeptide chain is released

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