Elongation: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Elongation is the process by which [[Nucleotides|nucleotides]] are sequentially added to a strand of [[RNA|RNA]] during [[Transcription|transcription]] of a [[DNA|DNA]] [[Molecule|molecule]]. This process is mediated by elongation factors. For example, EF-Tu aids the correct pairing of [[ | Elongation is the process by which [[Nucleotides|nucleotides]] are sequentially added to a strand of [[RNA|RNA]] during [[Transcription|transcription]] of a [[DNA|DNA]] [[Molecule|molecule]]. This process is mediated by elongation factors. For example, EF-Tu aids the correct pairing of [[MRNA|mRNA]] and [[TRNA|tRNA]] in [[Protein synthesis|protein synthesis]] using [[GTP|GTP]] as its energy carrier <ref>Alberts et al. (2008) Molecular Biology Of The Cell, 5th Edition. Pg180</ref>.<br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
<references /> | |||
Revision as of 01:26, 23 November 2012
Elongation is the process by which nucleotides are sequentially added to a strand of RNA during transcription of a DNA molecule. This process is mediated by elongation factors. For example, EF-Tu aids the correct pairing of mRNA and tRNA in protein synthesis using GTP as its energy carrier [1].
References
- ↑ Alberts et al. (2008) Molecular Biology Of The Cell, 5th Edition. Pg180