Translating mRNA

Transcribe and Translate a Gene

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Learn how rRna translates a mRNA with the help of tRNA

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Multiple Choice

• Process: Transcription

  Product:

  mRNA

• Process: Translation

  Product:

  protein

• Process:

  replication

  Product:

  tRNA

• Process: recombination

  Product: polymerase

​The process of translation happens in the cytoplasm.

It involves 3 types of RNA to complete the Protein Synthesis process.

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Translating the mRNA molecule

The messenger RNA (mRNA) will leave the nucleus to hook onto the Ribosome (rRNA) in the cytoplasm.

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Ribosomes have their own RNA molecules. The RNA in the Ribosome and another RNA molecule will 'translate' the messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule into a new protein.​

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​mRNA and rRNA

mRNA carried the DNA code for the order of the Amino Acids

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​Ribosome (rRNA) translates the mRNA.

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tRNA will being the Amino Acid and 'transfer' it to the Ribosome.​

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All 3 RNAs work together to complete Translation to synthesize a new protein​

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​RNAs working together

The mRNA has a specific order for each amino acid for the protein.

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Each mRNA codon will complement a tRNA molecules anticodon.

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When tRNAs anticodon pairs with the mRNA codon, it will transfer its amino acid to the Ribosome to build the protein.​​

​tRNA

Multiple Choice

When the anticodon of the tRNA matched the mRNA codon, what will it transfer to the Ribosome?

• the anticodon

• the codon

• the amino acid

Reading mRNA codons

You need to understand how to translate a mRNA trans into a Protein.