How Proteins are Made
Protein synthesis is the process where the DNA code is used to build specific proteins in the ribsomes.
What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?
What is How Proteins are Made?
"Protein synthesis is a multi-step process including transcription (making a template) and translation (assembling amino acids) to create a protein."
Where are genes found?
GCSE Biology: Where are genes found?
A mutation changes the order of bases in a gene. What may happen next?
Making Proteins
The DNA code in the nucleus is too large to leave, so a template (mRNA) is made.
The template leaves the nucleus and binds to a ribosome.
Carrier molecules (tRNA) bring specific amino acids to the ribosome in the correct order.
Once the protein chain is complete, it folds into a unique shape to perform its function (e.g., as an enzyme).
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