Cell
Nucleus
Cell
Nucleus
Cell
Nucleus
RNAPolymerase
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double helix.
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double helix.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double helix.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double helix.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double helix.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double helix.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double
helix.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double
helix.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double
helix.
RNAPolymerase
RNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA double
helix.
RNAPolymerase
RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter region.
RNAPolymerase
RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter region.
RNAPolymerase
RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter region.
RNAPolymerase
RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter region.
RNAPolymerase
RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter region.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase reads the DNA and creates the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Coding Region
mRNA Strand
RNA Polymerase hits the stop codon and releases the mRNA strand.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Stop CodonCoding Region
mRNA Strand
Termination Sequence
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
RNAPolymerase
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Uracil
Start Codon Stop CodonCoding Region
mRNA Strand
Termination Sequence
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Nuclear Pore
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm.
Ribosomes
rRNA forms a ribosome.
Ribosomes
rRNA forms a ribosome.
Ribosomes
rRNA forms a ribosome.
Ribosomes
rRNA forms a ribosome.
rRNA forms a ribosome.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
mRNA binds to the ribosome and the code is read.
tRNA has the anticodon and amino acid attaches.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
Met
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu Arg
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeu
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu Thr
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu Thr Asp
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu Thr AspCys
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu Thr AspCys Leu
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu Thr AspCys Leu Thr
startcodon
Amino acids bind to each other through peptide bonds.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
tRNA
anticodon
amino acid
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu Thr Asp Cys Leu Thr STOP
startcodon
Ribosome hits the stop codon, and protein synthesis is complete.
Guanine
Cytosine Adenine
Uracil
amino acid
chain
peptide bond
Leu ArgLeuThr Glu Thr Asp Cys Leu Thr
Stop Codon
CompletedProtein
startcodon
STOP
Amino acid chain coils into a complete protein.
CompletedProtein
Transcription—NDARNARNA Polymerase binds and unwinds the DNA
RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter region (start) of DNARNA Polymerase reads DNA and creates the mRNA strand
RNA Polymerase hits stop codon and releases mRNAmRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm
Translation—RNAProteinrRNA forms a ribosome
mRNA binds to the ribosome, the code is readtRNA has the anticodon and amino acid attaches
amino acids bind to each other with a peptide bondribosome hits the stop codon and protein synthesis is complete