Chapter 19, Problem 15RQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The major differences between the prokaryotic and eukaryotic translation mechanisms.

Introduction:

The process of translation includes the conversion of codons in messenger ribose nucleic acid (mRNA) to amino acids by transfer RNA (tRNA). These amino acids are polymerizedto form a polypeptide, and hence, a protein. The mechanism of this translation is the same in both, prokaryotes and eukaryotes (with minor differences).