Fig. 7From: PROKARYO: an illustrative and interactive computational model of the lactose operon in the bacterium Escherichia coli Transcription and Translation. a Polymerase initiates transcription and generates mRNA; (b and c) Ribosomes initiate translation on each mRNA; (d) Translation of mRNA generates peptide chains, which (e) fold and get converted to a protein structure (compare Fig. 8); (f) Multiple ribosomes translate mRNA at the same timeBack to article page