THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Brings the Amino Acids
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It is the copied DNA code
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Reads tRNA
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Reads mRNA 3 bases at a time
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Detailed explanation-1: -mRNA travels to a ribosome, the site of protein synthesis, and is processed. The ribosome is made of another type of RNA, called rRNA. mRNA is deciphered one codon at a time (1 codon = 3 bases). tRNA then brings corresponding amino acids to the ribosome to be linked together to form a protein.
Detailed explanation-2: -Within the ribosome, the rRNA molecules direct the catalytic steps of protein synthesis-the stitching together of amino acids to make a protein molecule. In fact, rRNA is sometimes called a ribozyme or catalytic RNA to reflect this function.
Detailed explanation-3: -Codons. Cells decode mRNAs by reading their nucleotides in groups of three, called codons.
Detailed explanation-4: -The strand of mRNA is then read in order to make protein. They are read 3 bases at a time. These bases are called codons.
Detailed explanation-5: -Translation is the process of reading the mRNA code in the ribosome to make a protein. Sets of three bases on the mRNA, called codons, are read in order to select the correct amino acid for building a protein.