Jesus said, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind”
Matthew 22:37
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The two subunits of the Ribosome are held apart so that the mRNA can be introduced between them
mRNA
The subunit latches onto the ‘Start’ codon, AUG
The large subunit then moves into position and the two units ‘clamp’ onto the mRNA
mRNA
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Let’s start reading and translating
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The ribosome will read the mRNA in blocks of three letters (codons)
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Three letters at a time
RIBOSOME
RIBOSOME
RIBOSOME
Dr Jon. Sarfati
This process is called
TRANSLATION
CREATION
Part Two