Question

steps of transcription
steps:

1. dna unzips
2. nucleotides bond to one side of dna (uracil bonds with adenine)
3. bases are joined together- mrna leaves nucleus and enters cytoplasm

steps of translation

• act of 3 base pairs, each code for one amino acid

example: determine the chain of amino acids for the base sequence below.
aug cag uau gau guu uua ccu uag
steps:

1. ribosome attaches to mrna
2. trna with is the complement of the codon attaches to mrna carrying a specific
3. ribosome slides to second codon
4. second trna with complementary anti - codon bonds with 2nd codon
5. amino acid from 1st trna bonds with amino acid attached to 2nd trna

after amino acids are bonded, 1st trna is free to leave and pick up more amino acid
ribosome will continue down mrna creating a chain of amino acids until a stop co

Explanation:

In the process of translation, tRNA has an anti - codon that pairs with the codon on mRNA. Each tRNA also carries a specific amino acid. The anti - codon is complementary to the codon (e.g., if the mRNA codon is AUG, the tRNA anti - codon is UAC). The amino acid carried by tRNA is determined by the genetic code (e.g., AUG codes for Methionine).

Answer:

The first blank is "an anti - codon" and the second blank is "amino acid".