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Organelle Project
RIBOSOME : The ribosome is the part of the cell that makes proteins and synthesizes. Ribosomes are needed to make proteins, which are necessary for many of the other cell's functions such as repairing damage. They are found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Ribosomes can be found within the cell's cytoplasm, floating. The ribosome has two parts or subunits. These subunits read RNA in protein synthesis.
Genetic Disorder Research
The genetic disorder, Down Syndrome, is a disorder of the 21st chromosome. This disorder is characterized by the following of a flattened facial profile, slow development, and mental disability that can range from being moderate to severe
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Protein Synthesis
Protein synthesis is a process that is known for making protein. Two of the major steps in protein synthesis is transcription and translation. Transcription starts in the nucleus, and during this step, a portion of DNA unwinds and RNA bases match to the DNA to make mRNA using an enzyme called DNA polymerase. At the end of transcription, you now have an mRNA molecule that can leave the nucleus. After transicription, translation begins when the mRNA made from transcription, leaves the nucleus and attatches to a ribosome, in which it translates our mRNA into protein. TRNA carries an amino acid attatched to them, ad three unpaired bases called anticodons. Once the three bases find a match with mRNa's codons, they drop off their amino acid, leaving us in the end with a big chain of amino acids that is held together by a peptide bond. This whole process allows our body to maintain homeostatis.
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