Asked by casyen

Stella described protein synthesis as a process that makes the necessary proteins for the human body to function. She explained the process in the following steps.

DNA is transcribed into mRNA.
Amino acids form a chain.
The amino acid chain is folded into a protein in the endoplasmic reticulum.
What step did Stella miss in her explanation?

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Responses

Polypeptide chains express gene traits.
Polypeptide chains express gene traits.

tRNA delivers the DNA to the ribosome.
tRNA delivers the DNA to the ribosome.

mRNA is translated into amino acids.
mRNA is translated into amino acids.

DNA is replicated into two daughter cells.
DNA is replicated into two daughter cells.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
mRNA is translated into amino acids.

Explanation: After transcription (DNA → mRNA), the mRNA is translated by ribosomes (with tRNAs bringing amino acids) to form the amino acid chain (polypeptide), which is then folded into a functional protein.