how do cells use the base sequence of a DNA molecule to produce a polypeptide?

i did this today in class but i couldn't get my head around it. i know it has something to do with transcription and translation.

please could somebody help me or give me any links?

thank you

DNA is double stranded. It splited out into two single strand and produce another new strand and that created more DNA. Next, the DNA sequences are translated into amino acids. For every 3 base sequences, that would represent a single amino acid. There are specific sequences for translation to start and to stop, the t-RNA would just go to the next 3 bases to make another amino acid and this eventually build up a long chain of amino acid, which is called a polypeptide!

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Of course! I'd be happy to explain the process of how cells use the base sequence of a DNA molecule to produce a polypeptide.

The process can be divided into two main steps: transcription and translation.

1. Transcription:
During transcription, an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to a specific region of the DNA molecule called the promoter region. The DNA molecule then unwinds, and the RNA polymerase synthesizes a single-stranded messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule using one of the DNA strands as a template.
The mRNA molecule is synthesized by adding RNA nucleotides that are complementary to the DNA nucleotides. The base pairing rules are as follows: adenine (A) pairs with uracil (U) in RNA, guanine (G) pairs with cytosine (C) in RNA, and cytosine (C) pairs with guanine (G) in RNA. This process results in the formation of an mRNA molecule that is complementary to the DNA template strand.

2. Translation:
After transcription, the mRNA molecule exits the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm, where the process of translation takes place.
Translation occurs at ribosomes, which are complex structures composed of proteins and RNA called ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules carry amino acids to the ribosomes.
The ribosome reads the mRNA molecule in groups of three nucleotides called codons. Each codon corresponds to a specific amino acid. The tRNA molecules have complementary anticodon sequences that bind to the mRNA codons. The tRNA molecules also carry the corresponding amino acid that matches the codon. As each codon is read, the ribosome joins the amino acids together to form a growing polypeptide chain.
This process continues until a stop codon is reached, which marks the end of polypeptide synthesis. The newly synthesized polypeptide is then released from the ribosome.

Overall, the process of transcription converts the DNA sequence into an mRNA molecule, and translation uses the information in the mRNA molecule to assemble a polypeptide chain.

For additional resources and further understanding, I recommend the following links:
1. Khan Academy - Transcription and Translation (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-molecular-genetics/hs-transcription-and-translation/a/the-genetic-code-discovery-and-properties)
2. National Human Genome Research Institute - Transcription and Translation (https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Translation)

I hope this helps clarify the process for you! Let me know if you have any further questions.