Respuesta :
Translation is the next step in the insulin synthesis, where the codon is translated into the amino acid sequence to form the polypeptide chain of a protein molecule.
Explanation:
Insulin is a protein and its synthesis involves two steps – transcription and translation taking place in the beta cells of islets of Langerhans in pancreas.
During the first step, transcription, the insulin gene containing respective codon (AUG) of the insulin protein is transcribed to an insulin mRNA molecule inside the beta cell nucleus. This insulin codon-containing mRNA present in the nucleus enters the cytoplasm.
During the next step, translation, the ribosomes present in the cytoplasm picks up the codon sequence (AUG) in the mRNA and translates it to the amino acid sequence of the insulin protein.
The initial protein complex formed is called the preproinsulin which is later matured to act as functional insulin.
