Translation is the final step in the central dogma of molecular biology that involves the decoding and translation of the codons on mRNA to amino acid sequence.
The genetic code is a scheme of 64 triplet nitrogeneous base codons that code for 20 amino acids.
A tRNA molecule reads this codon sequence with the help of complementary anticodons and helps transport an amino acid to the ribosome for addition to the growing polypeptide chain.
Protein synthesis occurs in the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) in the cytoplasm.
