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The amino acid chain has disassociated from the tRNA and is floating freely in the cytoplasm as a complete protein molecule. The illustrated ribosome is translucent and looks like an upside-down glass jug. The mRNA is composed of many nucleotides that resemble pegs aligned side-by-side along the molecule, in parallel. Each type of nucleotide is represented by a different color yellow, blue, orange, or green.
The first three nucleotides, bound to the ribosome, are highlighted in red to represent the stop codon. In step 2, a tRNA molecule is bound to the stop codon. At the end of the tRNA molecule opposite this point of attachment is an amino acid, represented as a sphere. In step 3, a tRNA bound to a single amino acid is attached to the 7 th , 8 th , and 9 th nucleotide from the left.
In eukaryotic cells, however, the two processes are separated in both space and time: mRNAs are synthesized in the nucleus, and proteins are later made in the cytoplasm. This page appears in the following eBook. Aa Aa Aa. Ribosomes, Transcription, and Translation. Figure 1: DNA replication of the leading and lagging strand.
The helicase unzips the double-stranded DNA for replication, making a forked structure. Figure 3: RNA polymerase at work. What Is the Function of Ribosomes? This Escherichia coli cell has been treated with chemicals and sectioned so its DNA and ribosomes are clearly visible. Figure 7: The ribosome and translation. A ribosome is composed of two subunits: large and small. Figure 8: The major steps of translation. Cellular DNA contains instructions for building the various proteins the cell needs to survive.
In order for a cell to manufacture these proteins, specific genes within its DNA must first be transcribed into molecules of mRNA; then, these transcripts must be translated into chains of amino acids, which later fold into fully functional proteins.
Although all of the cells in a multicellular organism contain the same set of genetic information, the transcriptomes of different cells vary depending on the cells' structure and function in the organism. Cell Biology for Seminars, Unit 2.
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