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.

Question

1. DNA is transcribed into mRNA.
2. Amino acids form a chain.
3. The amino acid chain is folded into a protein in the endoplasmic reticulum.
What step did Stella miss in her explanation?
(1 point)
• Polypeptide chains express gene traits.
• DNA is replicated into two daughter cells.
• tRNA delivers the DNA to the ribosome.
• mRNA is translated into amino acids.

Answer 1

The step that Stella missed in her explanation is:

• mRNA is translated into amino acids.

This step occurs after the mRNA is transcribed from DNA and before the amino acids form a chain.