How is information about the sequence of amino acids in a protein contained in mRNA translated into a protein?

Matrix RNA is the bearer of the code. It is formed in the nucleus, reading information about the protein from DNA, then transported to the reticular system of the endoplasmic reticulum of the cell, where the assembly of primary protein molecules takes place on special formations – ribosomes. Only one type of transport RNA is suitable for each triplet of messenger RNA. The transport RNA “recognizes” a region of the template to which it can attach at the so-called codon – a group of three nitrogenous bases. Each tRNA can bring only one amino acid to the mRNA. The tRNA anticodon matches a specific mRNA codon like a key to a lock, so the amino acids line up in strict accordance with the matrix. Then they are stitched together to form a protein.



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