Protein synthesis

• What is Transcription

  • occurs in nucleus
  • Makes a copy of DNA called mRNA
  • only 1 DNA strand used
• What is translation?

  • Occurs in ribosomes.
  • mRNA is read by ribosomes to produce a protein
  • 2 DNA strands used
• Process of transcription

  Process

  
• Process of translation

  process

  
• Diagram of transcription


  Diagram

  
• diagram of translation

  Diagram