1. Cytoplasm
Nucleus
CC

2. G
G
T
G
T
G
A
T
A
C
C
Nucleus
T
G
C
A
A
A
G
T
C
T
G
A
A
T
T
CC
C
5’
T
C
A
G
A
C
A
C
T
5’
Cytoplasm

3. 3’
5’
T
C
G
T
AG
T
A
A
C
T
G
T
A
G
C
G
T
T
A
T
G
T
C
A
C
C
A
A
G
A
C
5’
C
T
GC
C
A

4. RNA
Polymerase
3’
T
C
G
T
AG
T
A
A
C
T
G
T
A
G
C
A
T
GC
C
G
T
A
T
G
T
C
A
C
C
A
A
G
A
C
5’
C
T
Promoter Region

5. 3’
T
A
T
GC
T
C
A
C
G
T
A
A
A
A
G
C
T
G
C
G
T
C
C
T
A
A
G
C
A
T
5’
C
RNA
Polymerase
5’

6. ’
T
A
T
GC
T
G
T
C
A
C
A
A
G
C
A
T
G
C
C
T
C
A
A
G
C
A
T
5’
RNA
Polyme
rase
5’

7. 3’
T
C
A
C
A
GC
A
T
C
C
T
C
A
A
G
C
T
T
A
T
G
A
G
G
A
T
T
C
A
A
A
C
T
T
G
C
T
5’
mRNA Strand
RNA
Polyme
rase

8. Cytoplasm
Nuclear Pore
Nucleus
Ribosome

9. C
{
{
{
{
{
U
G
A
U
G
G
A
U
G
U
A
U
C
Large Subunit
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

10. C
{
{
{
{
{
U
G
A
U
G
G
A
U
G
U
A
U
C
Large Subunit
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
mRNA
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

11. Amino Acid
Large Subunit
tRNA
G
C
{
{
{
{
{
U
G
A
U
G
G
A
U
G
U
A
U
C
A
U
Anti Codon
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

12. Large Subunit
A
C
{
{
{
{
{
U
G
A
U
G
G
A
U
G
U
A
U
C
A
C
Peptide Bond
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

13. C
C
Large Subunit
C
{
{
{
{
{
U
G
A
U
G
G
C
U
A
U
G
U
A
U
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

14. C
{
{
{
{
{
U
G
A
U
G
G
A
U
G
U
A
U
C
A
U
C
Large Subunit
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

15. C
{
{
{
{
{
U
G
A
U
G
G
A
U
G
U
A
U
C
Large Subunit
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

16. Large Subunit
{
{
{
{
{
C
U
G
A
U
G
G
A
U
G
U
A
U
C
Tertiary Structure
Start Codon
Codon
Codon
Small Subunit
Codon
Start Codon

17. Recap
First RNA Polymerase comes in at the promoter region to split apart the double helix in the
nucleus of the cell. While being split an mRNA strand is being made. After the the polymerase
goes through the entire helix the mRNA strand leaves the nucleus through a nuclear pore
allowing it to enter the ribosome. The mRNA strand goes into the small subunit of the ribosome.
From there tRNA molecules with anti codons bind with the mRNA strand to form amino acids.
The tRNA strands move through the mRNA strand but leave the amino acids behind in order to
form peptide bonds. Once the stop codon is reached the peptide bonds start to fold in to form a
tertiary structure or a protein.