Download Flow Chart for Protein Synthesis

Flow Chart for Protein Synthesis
Name _______________________________
1. Number the steps of protein synthesis below in the correct order (they are not in order)
2. Make a flow chart of the steps in the correct order below
3. Add additional notes, details, and drawings
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A short length of DNA (one gene) is copied onto a strand of messenger RNA (mRNA)
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Amino acids are released from the tRNA and bonded together in sequential order to make a
polypeptide (amino acid chain)
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The polypeptide folds to form a 3-dimensional structure, a functional protein, that can be used by the
organism.
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The mRNA strand leaves the nucleus of the cell and enters the cytoplasm.
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A ribosome read the strand of mRNA in sets of 3 nucleotides (called "codons") and matches the
corresponding transfer RNA (tRNA) with its amino acid attached.
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