1. Protein Synthesis Drawing (synthesis = to make or create)

2. Step 1
Nucleus Cytoplasm

3. STEP 2
DNA bases without the sides

4. Step 3
Enzymes split the hydrogen bonds in the middle of the DNA ladder. The DNA ladder separates.

5. Step 4 Messenger RNA, the uracil base complements the adenine base
Hydrogen bonds between the complementary mRNA bases and DNA bases are made.

6. Step 5

7. Step 6 Nucleus Cytoplasm
One transfer RNA carries only one amino acid
Nucleus Cytoplasm
AMINO ACID
MET
RIBOSOME
TRANSFER RNA
AUC
UAG CGU UAU UAA
Each group of three bases on the mRNA segment codes for one amino acid – this is a codon

8. Step 7 ARGININE METHIONINE
More tRNA molecules transfer correct amino acids to the growing protein chain (by matching the anticodon on tRNA to the codons on mRNA).

9. Still more tRNA molecules transfer correct amino acids.
Step 8
lysine
Still more tRNA molecules transfer correct amino acids.

10. Step 9
STOP
Once one final protein is made, the ribosome will begin making another protein from the same instructions.