Protein Synthesis Review

After the quiz on agents of evolution, we reviewed how proteins are made using rRNA, tRNA, mRNA, and amino acids (parts of proteins):

1. ribosomes (rRNA) are in charge of making proteins
2. the ribosome begins to "read" the codons on the mRNA
3. the ribosome finds the tRNA with the anticodon that is complimentary to the mRNA codon, and the tRNA brings with it an amino acid that is attached to it
4. the ribosome then "reads" the next mRNA codon, repeating steps 2 & 3 until it reaches the stop codon
5. the proteins on the tRNA bind together, making a protein (polypeptide) chain

Homework: protein synthesis quiz Friday, Oct. 10