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Protein Synthesis 3D Explorer, Years 10–12
A 3D model of protein synthesis. Students watch RNA polymerase transcribe DNA into mRNA, follow the processed mRNA with its 5′ cap and poly-A tail to the ribosome, and see tRNAs deliver amino acids codon by codon as the ribosome moves along the mRNA and the polypeptide grows. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 10–12ExplorerProtein Synthesis
Learning outcomes
- Describe transcription of DNA into mRNA.
- Describe the roles of mRNA, tRNA and the ribosome in translation.
- Explain how the codon sequence determines the amino-acid sequence.
Teaching guidance
Pause at each codon and ask students to predict the next amino acid using a codon table.
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