Describe the process by which cells produce the fgf5 protein from mature mRNA and include the location of the newly-formed protein
The process by which cells produce the fgf5 protein from mature mRNA is known as translation. Translation is the process of converting the genetic information encoded in mRNA into a functional protein. During translation, the mRNA is first translated into a polypeptide chain, which is then folded into its functional form.
The process of translation begins in the cytoplasm of the cell, where the mRNA is bound to a ribosome. The ribosome then reads the mRNA codons, which are sequences of three nucleotides that code for a specific amino acid. As the ribosome reads the codons, it adds the corresponding amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain. Once the ribosome has read the entire mRNA sequence, the polypeptide chain is released and the newly-formed fgf5 protein is located in the cytoplasm.