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Write a prediction that answers the lab question, "How are proteins built using the information provided by a molecule of RNA?" Remember, you are describing processes, so your prediction should include steps.
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I predict that the information in an RNA molecule will be used to build a protein by the following ordered process:
1. Charging tRNAs: In the cytoplasm, aminoacyl‑tRNA synthetase enzymes attach the correct amino acid to each tRNA according to the tRNA’s anticodon, producing "charged" tRNAs.
2. Initiation: A ribosome assembles on the mRNA at the start codon (AUG) with the first charged tRNA (carrying methionine) positioned in the P site.
3. Codon recognition and pairing: The ribosome reads the next mRNA codon in the A site; a charged tRNA with the complementary anticodon binds, bringing the next amino acid.
4. Peptide bond formation: The ribosome catalyzes a peptide bond between the amino acid on the P‑site tRNA and the amino acid on the A‑site tRNA, linking them into a growing polypeptide chain.
5. Translocation: The ribosome moves one codon along the mRNA, shifting the tRNAs (the former A‑site tRNA moves to the P site, the P site tRNA moves to the E site and exits), exposing a new codon in the A site.
6. Elongation repeats: Steps 3–5 repeat, adding amino acids in the order specified by the mRNA codons, building the polypeptide sequence encoded by the RNA.
7. Termination: When the ribosome reaches a stop codon (UAA, UAG, or UGA), release factors promote release of the completed polypeptide and disassembly of the translation complex.
8. Folding and modification: The released polypeptide folds into its functional three‑dimensional shape (often aided by chaperones) and may undergo post‑translational modifications or targeting to specific cell compartments.
Overall, the sequence of codons in the mRNA dictates the sequence of amino acids in the protein, so I predict the final protein’s primary structure will directly reflect the information carried by the RNA.
I predict that the information in an RNA molecule will be used to build a protein by the following ordered process:
1. Charging tRNAs: In the cytoplasm, aminoacyl‑tRNA synthetase enzymes attach the correct amino acid to each tRNA according to the tRNA’s anticodon, producing "charged" tRNAs.
2. Initiation: A ribosome assembles on the mRNA at the start codon (AUG) with the first charged tRNA (carrying methionine) positioned in the P site.
3. Codon recognition and pairing: The ribosome reads the next mRNA codon in the A site; a charged tRNA with the complementary anticodon binds, bringing the next amino acid.
4. Peptide bond formation: The ribosome catalyzes a peptide bond between the amino acid on the P‑site tRNA and the amino acid on the A‑site tRNA, linking them into a growing polypeptide chain.
5. Translocation: The ribosome moves one codon along the mRNA, shifting the tRNAs (the former A‑site tRNA moves to the P site, the P site tRNA moves to the E site and exits), exposing a new codon in the A site.
6. Elongation repeats: Steps 3–5 repeat, adding amino acids in the order specified by the mRNA codons, building the polypeptide sequence encoded by the RNA.
7. Termination: When the ribosome reaches a stop codon (UAA, UAG, or UGA), release factors promote release of the completed polypeptide and disassembly of the translation complex.
8. Folding and modification: The released polypeptide folds into its functional three‑dimensional shape (often aided by chaperones) and may undergo post‑translational modifications or targeting to specific cell compartments.
Overall, the sequence of codons in the mRNA dictates the sequence of amino acids in the protein, so I predict the final protein’s primary structure will directly reflect the information carried by the RNA.
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