Name Label the diagrams as you read the following passage

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Name Label the diagrams as you read the following passage AUDO 17 20 12 13 m Translation is the process cells use to build new proteins using messenger RNA instructions The ribosome acts as the location for translation The ribosome is made up of two large pieces the large ribosomal subunit and the small ribosomal subunit There are three sites that are important for translation The aminoacyl A site is on the right in the diagram above The peptidyl P site is in the middle and the exit E site is on the left in the diagram above There are three main phases or steps in the process the Initiation Phase the Elongation Phase and the Termination Phase 14 18 Translation Part 2 Phase Met UAC 16 15 19 AUGEGUAGUCGGUAAAAAAA 21 3 First the initiation phase takes place The two pieces of the ribosome the small ribosomal subunit and the large ribosomal subunit come together at the 5 end of messenger RNA The first transfer RNA carrying the first amino acid Met enters the A site The anticodon of this tRNA aligns with the codon of the mRNA Highlight the first tRNA s anticodon in one color and the start codon and the first amino acid in the same color