1. Occurs at the ribosome in the cytoplasm
2. Initiation: mRNA-patty attaches to small ribosomal subunit, start tRNA attaches to P site, large ribosomal subunit attaches
3. Elongation: Aminoacyl tRNA synthase helps tRNA pick up amino acid, tRNA with amino acid lands at A site, P site tRNA releases amino acid to attach to A site amino acid, ribosome moves along mRNA one codon at a time, E site is where 'naked' tRNA goes before leaving
4. Termination: Protein building continues until stop codon or releasing factor is reached, mRNA and protein are released, ribosome separates into subunits