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Translation

Translation. From mRNA to Protein. Translation Overview. Genetic Code = triplets in DNA=the amino acids in proteins. There are twenty different amino acids that build proteins There are 64 different triplets/codons Each amino acid is coded for by more than one triplet/codon.

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Translation

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  1. Translation From mRNA to Protein

  2. Translation Overview

  3. Genetic Code = triplets in DNA=the amino acids in proteins

  4. There are twenty different amino acids that build proteins There are 64 different triplets/codons Each amino acid is coded for by more than one triplet/codon

  5. Translation-Overview

  6. The Players • mRNA:messenger RNA - carries protein recipe from the nucleus • tRNA: transfer RNA -brings amino acids to the ribosome • Ribosome: the site of protein synthesis - made of rRNA (ribosomal RNA )and Protein

  7. The Process of Translation mRNA takes recipe to the ribosome in cytoplasm ribosome attaches to the mRNA

  8. Translation The ribosome moves along the mRNA until it reaches the “Start” codon Start codon = AUG signals the start of the recipe AUG also codes for the amino acid methionine

  9. The process of Translation cont. • A molecule of transfer RNA brings the amino acid called for by the mRNA to the ribosome • transfer RNA = tRNA

  10. The process of Translation cont. A second tRNA bringsthe second amino acid to the ribosome The amino acids are joined together to begin the protein

  11. The process of Translation concluded The ribosome moves over 1 codon and another tRNA molecule brings another amino acid The process continues until the stop codon on the mRNA is reached -the stop codon = the end of the protein recipe

  12. Meet tRNA each molecule of tRNA carries a specific type of amino acid - each tRNA molecule can only carry one type of amino acid The tRNA has a group of 3 nucleotides at the base called the anticodon

  13. How does tRNA know which amino acid goes where? The anticodon on tRNA is complementary to a mRNA codon the amino acid that a tRNA molecule carries is the amino acid that the complementary mRNA codon codes for Example: mRNA codon = GAC = aspartic acid tRNA anticodon = CUG carries only aspartic acid

  14. What’s What?

  15. Making the building(protein)

  16. Vocabulary tRNA Triplet Codon Anticodon Start codon Stop codon

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