54. • The first steps of protein synthesis starts in the nucleus
of the cell. Inside the nucleus, the double helix DNA is
unwound by RNA polymerase. Once it is unwound an
mRNA strand is made in the nucleus. After it is made it
starts to move out of the nucleus and into the
cytoplasm where the ribosomes are located. The
mRNA makes its way to the ribosomes and the
ribosomes read the strand of mRNA. While it is being
read, amino acids are coming in and attaching to one
another through peptide bonds. After 5 are bonded to
each other, they break off and fold into the tertiary
structure.