Protein Synthesis Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terms, enzymes, organelles, and molecules involved in transcription and translation during protein synthesis.

RNA polymerase

The enzyme that zips apart the DNA at the start of transcription in protein synthesis.

Nucelus

The cell organelle where transcription takes place in protein synthesis.

tRNA

Carrier molecules that bring amino acids to the ribosome during translation.

mRNA

A single-stranded molecule that carries genetic information from the nucelus to the ribosome.