protein production

• what is stage 1 of protein synthesis?

  DNA makes a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA)
• what is stage 2 of protein synthesis?

  mRNA carries a complementary copy of the genetic code (gene) from the DNA in the nucleus to a ribosome.
• what is stage 3 of protein synthesis?

  mRNA attaches to a ribosome which (‘reads’ the code in ‘triplets’ and) assembles a protein from amino acids.
• what is a protein?

  A protein is a long chain of amino acids joined together
• how many bases make one amino acid?

  three
• where does protein synthesis take place?

  Ribosomes