Nucleus

Cell

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Red = ThymineYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

Nucleus

Red = ThymineYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

RNA helicase reads the DNA and makes the opposite base.

Nucleus

Red = Thymine/ UracilYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

Nucleus

Red = Thymine/UracilYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

Nucleus

Red = Thymine/UracilYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

Nucleus

Red = Thymine/UracilYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

Nucleus

Red = Thymine/UracilYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

Nucleus

Red = Thymine/UracilYellow = AdenineOrange = CytosineGreen = guanine

Start CodonStop Codon

Nuclear Pore

RNA strand leaves the nucleus through the nuclear pore.

Ribosome

Large Subunit

Small Subunit

mRNA strand

Anti-codons come in link with the appropriate base pairs and leave. The amino acid attached to each connects with the next amino acid with a polypeptide bond.

Anti-codon

tRNA strand

Peptide Bond

Amino Acid

Polypeptide chain is formed.

Amino acids move around and start to go into their tertiary form.

The amino acids are now in the tertiary form.

Verbal Summary

• First, RNA helicase copies the bases off of the DNA strand. Then, the newly formed mRNA strand goes through the nuclear pore to a ribosome. Then the anti-codons come in attach to their matching bases pairs and leave. At the same the amino acids on the anti-codons attach to one another with polypeptide bonds. That form a poly peptide chain. Then the poly peptide chain form into its tertiary form, resulting in a protein.