protein synthesis

• what is transcription?

  Process of copying DNA into RNA.
• what is translation?

  translating the mRNA to a protien
• what is mRNA?

  copy of a gene
• where does transcription take place?

  nucleus
• why does a gene of DNA have to be copied into mRNA?

  dna is too large to leave the nucleus
• how is mRNA different to DNA?

  -mRNA is single stranded while DNA is double

  -mRNA is shorter
• what is the function of a ribosome?

  to assemble protiens from amino acids
• what is a chain of amino acids called?

  polypeptide