translation

• • Involves the mRNA being read within ribosomes to form a polypeptide chain of amino acids
  • The process occurs in the cytoplasm
• • mRNA binds to a ribosomes
• • Ribosome begins at a start sequence and moves along the mRNA reading each codon signalling tRNA carrying a specific amino acid
• • tRNA anticodons recognise and bind to the codon on the mRNA using complementary base pairing allowing the amino acid to join the growing polypeptide chain by peptide bonds
• • When a stop sequence is reached, the ribosome releases the mRNA and polypeptide chain