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Here's a video that is bit more in depth and can help you visualize what is going on in each step.
Key Terms
Codon - a group of 3 bases on a mRNA strand
Complimentary-base pairing - how nucleotides bond DNA
Peptide bond - a chemical bond between amino acids Transcription - the first step in protein synthesis, DNA is copied onto mRNA Translation - second step in protein synthesis, mRNA is read and protein is created tRNA - transfer RNA |