Question

How does protein synthesis work?

Answer 1

Copy of one side of DNA strand is made (called mRNA, messenger RNA)

mRNA moves to cytoplasm, then ribosome.

mRNA goes through ribosome 3 bases at a time.

transfer RNA (tRNA) matches up with the open DNA bases.

tRNA releases the amino acid at the top, which joins the chain of amino acids being produced.

Answer 2

Protein synthesis is accomplished through a process called translation. After DNA is transcribed into a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule during transcription, the mRNA must be translated to produce a protein. In translation, mRNA along with transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomes work together to produce proteins.