“My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word”
Psalm 119:148
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RIBOSOME
Having moved along the mRNA, the ribosome is ready to read the next three letters (codon)
mRNA
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Need to consult the chart
Alanine
Arginine
Asparagine
Aspartic
Cysteine
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glycine
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Proline
Serine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Valine
GCU GCC GCA GCG
CGU CGC CGA
AAU AAC
GAU GAC
UGU UGC
GAA GAG
CAA CAG
GGU GGC GGA GGG
CAU CAC
AUU AUC AUA
UUA UUG CUU CUC CUA CUG
AAA AAG
AUG
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UCU UCC UCA
ACU ACC ACA ACG
UGG
UAU UAC
GUU GUC GUA GUG
UAA UAG UGA =
CCU CCC CCA CCG
CGG AGA AGG
UCG AGU AGC
The message is sent to the Transport Depot that the amino acid LYSINE [AAA] needs to brought by the tRNA to the ribosome to be joined in the chain of amino acids
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The Elongation Factor [Sat Nav] attaches to the tRNA to escort it to the Ribosome and Colin says ...
Clever stuff!
Ready to
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