How do tRNA and mRNA differ in their location within the cell?
2007-03-01 11:32:52 · 3 answers · asked by larrylnguyen 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
mRNA is built in the nucleus and it travels out of the nucleus to a ribosome in order to be "read" and translated into a protein.
tRNA molecules are scattered about in the cytoplasm.
2007-03-01 11:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mRNA is produced in the nucleus and travels out to the cytoplasm and decodes for protiens when it attaches to the ribosomal RNA tRNA (scattered in the sytoplasm) is one of the subuntis of ribosomes and translates "t" the mRNA
2007-03-01 14:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by beano007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dont really differ in location since they are both in the cytoplasm, its just that mRNA is mostly attached to ribosome/ribosomal subunits, while the trna is mostly freefloating, of course it does visit the ribosome 24/7 to attach its amino acid to the mrna codon.
2007-03-01 12:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by PyroKidd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋