Protein Synthesis (Updated)

Explore the steps of transcription and translation in protein synthesis! This video explains several reasons why proteins are so important before explaining the roles of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA in the steps of protein synthesis! Expand details for contents and resources. 👇Video handouts and resources on This video replaces our old protein synthesis video: Video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu. Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:46 Why are proteins important? 1:48 Introduction to RNA 2:22 Steps of Protein Synthesis 2:43 Transcription 3:54 Translation 6:08 Introduction to mRNA Codon Chart 7:51 Quick Summary Image Vocabulary in this video includes DNA, mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA. This video mentions that proteins can be made of 1 or more polypeptide chains and that proteins typically experience folding and other modifications (to be functional proteins.) Codons and the amino acids they code for are represented by standard charts that can be found in the public domain. While the rectangle chart is the common format, there may be other ways to represent the information. P.S. If learning about mutations, check out this cool codon chart that includes mutations(!!) in the public domain: : Our videos are designed to introduce basic concepts and hopefully to inspire students to stay curious about the content. We simply cannot include all of the exceptions and minute details in a video under 10 minutes, and this is why we so frequently remind people of this in our videos. We want students to go beyond our videos to explore the depth of the material. P.S. On our website, we emphasize that our videos contain science comics- not scientific illustrations. In real life, amoebas don’t look like our characters. Our illustrated cell cartoons are definitely not to scale. Nitrogen and carbon don’t tap dance. DNA is right-handed (but there are exceptions- worth a google) and doesn’t have a top hat... Learn more about the purpose of our videos here: The Amoeba Sisters videos demystify science with humor and relevance. The videos center on Pinky’s certification and experience in teaching biology at the high school level. For more information about The Amoeba Sisters, visit: ⭐We have a menu of our resources that complement our videos! Visit We cover the basics in biology concepts at the secondary level. If you are looking to discover more about biology and go into depth beyond these basics, our recommended reference is the FREE, peer reviewed, open source OpenStax biology textbook: Support Us? Our Resources: Biology Playlist: GIFs: Handouts: Comics: Unlectured Series: Connect with us! Website: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: Pinterest: ­s Instagram: Visit our Redbubble store at TIPS FOR VIEWING EDU YOUTUBE VIDEOS: Want to learn tips for viewing edu YouTube videos including changing the speed, language, viewing the transcript, etc? MUSIC: Music in this video is listed free to use/no attribution required from the YouTube audio library TRANSLATIONS: You can submit translated subtitles here: We want to thank our amazing community for the generosity of their time in continuing to create translated subtitles. If you have a concern about community contributed contributions, please contact us. We have videos dubbed in Spanish and Portuguese using an artificial voice via to increase accessibility. See our Amoeba Sisters en Español channel and Amoeba Sisters em Português