Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 11SQ
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Introduction: After transcription, mRNA sequences are read by tRNA in the ribosome to synthesize polypeptide, and the process is known as translation. The mRNA sequences are read as triplets known as codons that code for an amino acid. The tRNA molecules have an anticodon that pairs with its complementary codon during translation. As a result, the codon-specific amino acid comes through the other end of the tRNA. These amino acids form a polypeptide chain.

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