Question

What is the End Result of Translation?

Answer 1

Translation: Translation is the process of protein synthesis from the information present in mRNA. At the end of translation, a polypeptide chain is formed, which has amino acid sequences complementary to the codons present in mRNA.

1. It is the last process in the central dogma of molecular biology, and takes place in the cytoplasm.
2. The translation is the process by which genetic code contained within a messenger RNA after transcription is decoded to produce a specific sequence of amino acids to form a polypeptide.
3. The order of amino acid sequence is based on the sequence of bases in the mRNA and these are joined by a peptide bond together to synthesize a protein.
4. The translation process also has three stages namely initiation, elongation, and termination.
5. Termination of translation happens when any one of the stop codons such as UAA, UAG, or UGA enters the A site then, it releases the mRNA strand and amino acid sequence.
6. Stop codons are not recognized by a tRNA and do not code any amino acid but give a stop signal to ribosomes.
7. Hence, the end result of translation is an amino acid sequence or a polypeptide.