Answer to Question #184448 in Genetics for Sam

Question

Discuss how the genetic code allows synthesis to take place with few errors (detail)

Answer 1

Proteins are encoded by genetic codes stored in DNA. The ribosome, the “protein synthesis machinery,” deciphers codons aligned along mRNA to synthesize respective polypeptide, which then folds into a defined structure/conformation. The molecule of mRNA neccesitates the code to synthesize a protein. During the translation process, the mRNA attaches to a ribosome. Thereafter, tRNA molecules shuttle the specific amino acids to the ribosome, one-by-one, coded by sequential triplet codons on the mRNA, till the protein is fully synthesized.