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 | | The synthesis of polypeptides in a cell is carried out in accordance with specifications encoded in the cell’s genetic material, deoxyribonucleic acid, or |
 | | In DNA segments that provide the genetic codes for polypeptides, a particular amino acid is specified by a codon, or triplet, which is a group of three nucleotides. |
 | | The first step in polypeptide synthesis is a process known as transcription, in which the code for the polypeptide is copied from DNA to a type of RNA molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA), which is assembled, with the help of |
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