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Title: Translation and Transcription
Post by: rend on February 16, 2022, 06:01:28 pm
Can someone explain translation and transcription really simply please? Like in dot point form for a summary, as I don't understand it.
Thanks!
Title: Re: Translation and Transcription
Post by: tiredandstressed on February 16, 2022, 06:09:50 pm
Can someone explain translation and transcription really simply please? Like in dot point form for a summary, as I don't understand it.
Thanks!
Transcription:
•   DNA is unzipped
•   RNA is transcribed from template strand using RNA polymerase
•   Pre-mRNA is made containing introns and exons
Translation:
•   mRNA moves to the ribosomes
•   Ribosomes read the mRNA code, one codon at a time
•   tRNA brings a specific amino acid to the ribosome
•   tRNA anticodon joins to the complementary mRNA codon
•   an amino acid is added to the growing polypeptide chain
Title: Re: Translation and Transcription
Post by: Golgi Apparatus on February 16, 2022, 08:44:54 pm
I’d also recommend finding a YouTube video that shows an animation of the process. I can’t recommend any particular ones but they can really help you visualise what is happening.
Title: Re: Translation and Transcription
Post by: sweetiepi on February 16, 2022, 10:00:04 pm
I’d also recommend finding a YouTube video that shows an animation of the process. I can’t recommend any particular ones but they can really help you visualise what is happening.
I concur with this! Visualising it helped me understand it myself when I first touched a first year bio unit at uni 😅

@tiredandstressed does have excellent dot points too!!
Title: Re: Translation and Transcription
Post by: tiredandstressed on February 17, 2022, 11:42:18 am
I’d also recommend finding a YouTube video that shows an animation of the process. I can’t recommend any particular ones but they can really help you visualise what is happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7uCskUOrA&ab_channel=yourgenome

This is my favourite video I think it is really helpful to visualise the process

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