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7.5.1 Translation or Protein synthesis
Translation is the process by which mRNA codons are deciphered and a particular protein molecule is synthesized. The substances needed for the translation phase of protein synthesis are mRNA molecules, ribosomes, tRNA molecules, amino acids, and a number of enzymes. A ribosome is an rRNA-protein complex that serves as the site for the translation phase of protein synthesis. There are five general steps to the translation process: (1) Activation of tRNA, (2) Initiation (3) Elongation (4) Termination, and (5) Post-translational processing. |
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