Translation.

Codons on the mRNA move through a ribosome, and are translated into amino acids.

The interpreters are tRNA molecules, each type with an anticodon at one end and a corresponding amino acid at the other end.


  • Initiation occurs when the ribosome reads a start codon.
  • Elongation produces a polypeptide by the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids.
  • Termination occurs when the ribosome reads a stop codon.