Translation takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell. The ribosome reads mRNA and uses tRNAs to add amino acids in the correct order specified by the mRNA, forming a polypeptide chain. This continues until a stop codon is reached, resulting in a completed protein being produced.

1. Translation takes place in
the cytoplasm of the cell.

2. A U G G A C C C C C G A A A U G G G U G A U U A C GC AG
G

3. Ribosome
A U G G A C C C C C G A A A U G G G U G A U U A C GC AG
G

4. A U G G A C C C C C G A A A U G G G U G A U U A C GC AGG

5. A U G G A C C C C C G A A A U G G G U G A U U A C GC AGG

6. A U G G A C C C C C G A A A U G G G U G A U U A C GC AGG
U A C
tRNA Anticodon
Amino acid

7. G A C C C C C G A A A U G G G U G A U U A C GC AG
G
AUG

8. AUG GAC
MET ASP

9. AUG GAC

10. UAC CUG
AUG GAC
MET ASP
Peptide Bond

11. CUG GGG
GAC CCC
MET ASP PRO

12. GGG GCU
CCC CGA
MET ASP PRO ARG

13. GCU UUA
CGA AAU
MET ASP PRO ARG ASN

14. UUA CCC
AAU GGG
MET ASP PRO ARG ASN GLY

15. CCC AGU
GGG UCA
MET ASP PRO ARG ASN GLY SER

16. AGU AAU
UCA UUA
MET ASP PRO ARG ASN GLY SER LEU

17. Stop Codon
GCG AUU
CGC UAA
ASP PRO ARG ASN GLY SER LEU ARG STOP

18. 10 Amino Acids

19. Completed Protein