Name: María José Santamaría

_____________________________ Class: Biology 01-06-2020

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Section 5: Translation

Power Notes

Series of 3 nonoverlapping The genetic code is

nucleotides read in order, shared by almost all
by a cell. Three-nucleotide organisms.
sequence that codes
for an amino acid.
Signals the start of 3 codons that signal the end of a
translation. chain of amino acids.

Site of protein sinthesis made of 3 nucleotides on a tRNA Type of RNA that carries
rRNA. molecule that bind to a amino acids from the
Catalyzes the formation of complementary mRNA cytoplasm of the
peptide bonds between amino codon. ribosome.
acids.

amino acid
peptide bond
-Ribosome assembles at the
start codon.
tRNA -Complementary tRNA
molecule pairs with the
large ribosomal exposed codon.
sub-unit

Ribosome helps and the

new amino acid to the
start codon and breaks
the bond between the
amino acid and the first
tRNA.
anticodon
-Ribosome pulls the RNA
mRNA strand the length of one codon.
-tRNA returns to the cytoplasm
small ribosomal
and another codon is exposed
codons sub-unit
for tRNA binding.

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