Class notes BIO150 (bio150) Translation

Chapter 4
PROTEIN SYNTHESIS -
TRANSLATION

,Lesson Learning Outcomes
• Identify the nucleotide structure of
DNA and RNA.

• Differentiate the RNA structure:
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA

• Define central dogma.

• Differentiate codon and anticodon.

• State and describe the process
involved in the transcription and
translation.
2

, Nuclear
- DNA transcription to mRNA envelope
- mRNA translation to PROTEIN.

DNA
TRANSCRIPTION

Pre-mRNA
RNA PROCESSING

mRNA
mRNA move from nucleus
(through pores in nuclear
envelope) to cytoplasm for
translation process.
TRANSLATION Ribosome


Polypeptide


Protein synthesis in eukaryotic cell