The process of synthesizing proteins involves translating one "language," nucleic acid sequences, into another "language," amino acid sequences. The cellular component that does the actual translating from codons to amino acids is the __________. View Available Hint(s) The process of synthesizing proteins involves translating one "language," nucleic acid sequences, into another "language," amino acid sequences. The cellular component that does the actual translating from codons to amino acids is the __________. RNA polymerase mRNA tRNA rRNA