Reference no: EM132547319
What is messenger RNA (mRNA)? Where does mRNA get transported so that it may be used to synthesize protein?
Read through the following steps of translation and place them in the correct order by numbering them 1-8.
1. A small ribosomal subunit binds to an mRNA and the first tRNA at the start codon.
2. A stop codon is encountered on the mRNA, which signals that protein synthesis is finished.
3. The large ribosomal subunit joins the small subunit, mRNA, and tRNA complex, and a fully functional ribosome is formed.
4. The finished protein is released and the ribosomal subunits separate.
5. mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
6. The ribosome binds to a second tRNA with the proper anticodon.
7. New tRNAs with the proper anticodon come into the ribosome and their amino acids are added to the growing protein; old tRNAs are ejected from the ribosome.
8. The amino acids associated with the first two tRNAs are joined.