Assertion: translation | /r/CapableOf | specify one amino acid
Facets:
value: in the polypeptide chain
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: translation [ trans-la´shun ] the synthesis of a polypeptide using messenger RNA as a template, a complex process involving ribosomes and transfer RNAs; every three bases (a codon) along the mRNA beginning with the start codon specifies one amino acid in the polypeptide chain.