Translation of RNA:Protein Biosynthesis Translation The process by which the genetic information transcribed from DNA onto mRNA is read by tRNA and used to direct protein synthesis There are 61 different tRNAs,one for each of the 61 codons that specifies an amino acid A typical tRNA is single-stranded and cloverleaf-shaped -On the middle leaf it contains an anticodon,a sequence of three ribonucleotides complementary to the codon sequence -Contains about 70 to 100 ribonucleotides -Bonded to a specific amino acid by an ester linkage through the 3'hydroxyl on ribose at the 3'end of the tRNA Translation ▪ The process by which the genetic information transcribed from DNA onto mRNA is read by tRNA and used to direct protein synthesis ▪ There are 61 different tRNAs, one for each of the 61 codons that specifies an amino acid ▪ A typical tRNA is single-stranded and cloverleaf-shaped ▪ On the middle leaf it contains an anticodon, a sequence of three ribonucleotides complementary to the codon sequence ▪ Contains about 70 to 100 ribonucleotides ▪ Bonded to a specific amino acid by an ester linkage through the 3′ hydroxyl on ribose at the 3′ end of the tRNA Translation of RNA: Protein Biosynthesis