Process whereby DNA encodes for the production of amino acids and proteins can be divided into two parts:
1. Transcription
Before the synthesis of a protein begins, the corresponding RNA molecule is produced by RNA transcription. One strand of the DNA double helix is used as a template by the RNA polymerase to synthesize a messenger RNA (mRNA). This mRNA migrates from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. During this step, mRNA goes through different types of maturation including one called splicing when the non-coding sequences are eliminated. The coding mRNA sequence can be described as a unit of three nucleotides called a codon.
2. Translation
The ribosome binds to the mRNA at the start codon (AUG) that is recognized only by the initiator tRNA. The ribosome proceeds to the elongation phase of protein synthesis. During this stage, complexes, composed of an amino acid linked to tRNA, sequentially bind to the appropriate codon in mRNA by forming complementary base pairs with the tRNA anticodon. The ribosome moves from codon to codon along the mRNA. Amino acids are added one by one, translated into polypeptidic sequences dictated by DNA and represented by mRNA. At the end, a release factor binds to the stop codon, terminating translation and releasing the complete polypeptide from the ribosome.
Hence, answer is ribosome.
2006-10-05 14:07:25
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answer #1
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answered by PhysicsDude 7
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The amino acids that make proteins are assembled in ribosomes which are found in
1) mitochondria
2) endoplasmic reticulum and
3) floating around in the cytoplasm
The amino acid chains that were assembled by the ribosomes are then transformed and packaged (possible for use outside the cell) by Golgi bodies.
2006-10-05 21:05:04
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answered by cmdr2006 2
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Ribosomes are the organelles that make proteins. Mitochondria are the energy generators of the cell
2006-10-05 21:04:51
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answer #3
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answered by apolitical 3
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Mitochondrians synthesyze proteins if I'm not mistaken, but they are also created by a number of other processes...
2006-10-05 21:02:28
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answered by Argon 3
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They're also made of amino acids...although that may not be what you are talking about.
2006-10-05 21:08:48
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answered by rhambass 4
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