Protein Synthesis

• What are the 2 stages of protien synthesis called?

  Transcription and translation
• Where does transcription occour?

  Nucleus
• What is the first step of protein synthesis?

  DNA unzips
• What is the second step?

  Free floating mRNA nucleotides join together to make an mRNA strand
• What is the mRNA strand in relation to the DNA strand?

  mRNA is complimentary to DNA strand
• What base does T swap to?

  U
• Where does the mRNA strand then do?

  Move out of nucleus to join with ribosome
• How do amino acids get to ribosome?

  tRNA brings it
• What is the final step of protein synthesis?

  Amino acids that match triplet code of mRNA join together in correct order forming a protein
• What is another name for the 3 amino acids used to form a protein?

  Codon
• What type of bond forms between amino acids to form a protein?

  Peptide bond