transcription and translation

Figure 1 | The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: DNA makes RNA makes proteins. The process by which DNA is copied to RNA is called transcription, and that by which RNA is used to produce proteins is called translation.

1. What is the difference between transcribing and translating?
2. What are the 5 steps of transcription?
3. What is the relationship between transcription and translation?
4. What is process of transcription?
5. What are three differences between transcription and translation?
6. What is the main function of transcription and translation?
7. What are the 3 basic steps of transcription?
8. What is the process of translation?
9. What is the first step of translation?
10. What is the end result of translation?
11. Why is transcription faster than translation?
12. Is transcription or translation faster?

What is the difference between transcribing and translating?

Transcription, simply put, is documenting something into written form. For example, the process of listening to a recording of, say, an interview or a lecture and then transcribing into a readable document is transcription. Whereas translation would be converting text into another language.

What are the 5 steps of transcription?

The major steps of transcription are initiation, promoter clearance, elongation, and termination.

What is the relationship between transcription and translation?

Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence. Translation is the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.

What is process of transcription?

Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA). ... The newly formed mRNA copies of the gene then serve as blueprints for protein synthesis during the process of translation.

What are three differences between transcription and translation?

Translation. Transcription is the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template where the code in the DNA is converted into a complementary RNA code. Translation is the synthesis of a protein from an mRNA template where the code in the mRNA is converted into an amino acid sequence in a protein.

What is the main function of transcription and translation?

Transcription and translation take the information in DNA and use it to produce proteins. Transcription uses a strand of DNA as a template to build a molecule called RNA. The RNA molecule is the link between DNA and the production of proteins.

What are the 3 basic steps of transcription?

Transcription takes place in three steps: initiation, elongation, and termination. The steps are illustrated in Figure 2.

What is the process of translation?

Translation is the process by which a protein is synthesized from the information contained in a molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA). ... Translation occurs in a structure called the ribosome, which is a factory for the synthesis of proteins.

What is the first step of translation?

Translation is generally divided into three stages: initiation, elongation, and termination (Figure 7.8). In both prokaryotes and eukaryotes the first step of the initiation stage is the binding of a specific initiator methionyl tRNA and the mRNA to the small ribosomal subunit.

What is the end result of translation?

Translation is the process of making a polypeptide chain from an mRNA template. No new molecules of RNA or DNA are synthesized during this process. ... The amino acid sequence is the final result of translation, and is known as a polypeptide. Polypeptides can then undergo folding to become functional proteins.

Why is transcription faster than translation?

If translation was faster than transcription, it would cause the ribosome to “collide” with the RNA polymerase in prokaryotes where the two processes can happen concurrently. ... In another twist and turn of the central dogma, it was shown that ribosomes can be important for fast transcription in bacteria (S.

Is transcription or translation faster?

Interestingly, since every 3 base pairs code for one amino acid, the rates of the two processes are nearly matched and as noted above, this is probably not accidental. Translation that is faster than transcription would cause the ribosome to “collide” with the RNA polymerase.