Translation
Translation: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Translation of mRNA to Protein, Activation of Amino Acids, Termination of Protein Synthesis & Untranslated Regions of mRNA etc.
Important Questions on Translation
In mRNA, the untranslated region are present only at end.

The formation of a peptide bond is catalysed by the enzyme _____. (peptidyl transferase/ribozyme)

What are polysomes or polyribosomes?

The triplet on the coding strand of DNA is ATG. What would be the required anticodon on the corresponding tRNA during translation?

Which of the following is not correct about translation?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

The (a) provides the template, (b) brings amino acids and reads the genetic code, and (c) play structural and catalytic role during translation.

In protein synthesis first amino acid in polypeptide chain is normally methionine. But if methionine is not required in polypeptide chain it is separated from polypeptide chain by :-

During initiation of translation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is required in:-

Select the odd one out w.r.t. Shine Dalgarno sequence.

Assertion : Peptidyl transfer site is jointly contributed by the two ribosomal subunits.
Reason : The enzyme peptidyl transferase is contributed by both 23S and 16S ribosomal subunits.

A few steps involved in polypeptide synthesis are given below. In which of them, the tRNA participates?
I. Activation of amino acids
II. Elongation of the polypeptide chain
III. Translation
IV. Transcription

In the protein synthesis, tRNA carrying the amino acid enters from which site of ribosome?

What would happen if in a gene encoding a polypeptide of 50 amino acids 25th (UAC) is mutated to UAA?

Protein synthesis in an animal cell takes place

What would happen if in a gene encoding a polypeptide of 50 amino acids, 25th codon (UAU) is mutated to UAA?

During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is necessary for which of the following?

Gene and cistron words are sometimes used synonymously because

Anticodon is an unpaired triplet of bases in an exposed position of

Which is not involved in protein synthesis?
