1.
mRNA attaches to ribosome and it moves along one codon at a time.
2.
tRNA brings a specific amino acid to the ribosome with a complementary anticodon to the mRNA codon. They bind via complementary base pairing.
3.
A second tRNA attaches and a peptide bond forms between the two amino acids. First tRNA leaves ribosome to collect another amino acid.
4.
When a stop codon appears, the chain ends as it doesn’t code for an amino acid.
Transcription
mRNA produced, DNA unwinds from middle, only one gene of DNA copied, RNA nucleotides used (U), RNA polymerase used.
DNA replication
DNA produced, DNA unwinds from one end, whole length of DNA copied, DNA nucleotides used (T), DNA polymerase used.