Anatomy & Physiology › Section C · The cellular level › Topic C.4
Protein synthesis
Enzymes, channels, receptors, antibodies and the hemoglobin in your red blood cells are all proteins, and each is built from a gene. Following one gene from DNA to finished protein shows how a single changed letter can cause an inherited disease.
In this topic
- From genes to proteins
- RNA, the working copy
- Transcription
- Processing the message
- Reading the code
- Worked example: from template to peptide
- Ribosomes and tRNA
- Translation step by step
- Worked example: one letter, one disease
- Same genes, different cells
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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