TRANSLATION1. now in the cytoplasm, the mRNA molecule binds to the ribosome at a specific place between the subunits2. the ribosome read the mRNA molecule three bases at a time (one codon at a time) and finds the matching tRNA anticodon3. each time a new tRNA molecule binds to the ribosome, the amino acid that it was carrying gets added to an elongating polypeptide chain, forming new peptide bonds4. the ribosome continues along the mRNA molecule until it reaches a stop codon and then it releases the polypeptide chain and the mRNA

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