Which direction will our mRNA molecule be TRANSLATED: left to right or right to left? How do you know?
mRNA molecule will be translated from 5' to 3' direction.
Anticodon (3'->5') binds complementary to mRNA (5'->3').
Protein is synthesized from N-terminus to C-terminus. tRNA brings new amino acid which will form amide bond with carboxylic acid group of terminal amino acid on growing polypeptide chain,again leaving free carboxylic acid group for upcoming amino acid in queue.
Left to right or right to left depends on the direction from where mRNA is inserted onto ribosome from 5'-end.
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