Protein Synthesis: Transcription + Translation
Zielgruppe: High SchoolKategorie: Biology
Beschreibung
A two-phase animation of the central dogma. Phase 1 shows transcription inside the nucleus: DNA unzips and mRNA is synthesized. Phase 2 shows translation at the ribosome: tRNA delivers amino acids matching mRNA codons and the protein chain elongates.
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Protein Synthesis: Transcription + Translation
Description
A two-phase animation of the central dogma. Phase 1 shows transcription inside the nucleus: DNA unzips and mRNA is synthesized. Phase 2 shows translation at the ribosome: tRNA delivers amino acids matching mRNA codons and the protein chain elongates.
Phases
| # | Phase Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview | 3s | Central dogma equation fades in: DNA → mRNA → Protein |
| 2 | Transcription Setup | 4s | Nucleus shown, DNA double helix visible inside |
| 3 | DNA Unzips | 5s | DNA strands separate, showing template strand |
| 4 | mRNA Synthesis | 7s | mRNA strand builds alongside DNA, growing codon by codon |
| 5 | mRNA Exits | 3s | mRNA exits the nucleus toward the ribosome |
| 6 | Ribosome Appears | 3s | Ribosome attaches to mRNA |
| 7 | Translation | 10s | tRNAs bring amino acids one by one, peptide chain grows |
| 8 | Protein Complete | 4s | Completed protein chain labeled, ribosome releases |
| 9 | Summary | 3s | Final labels visible |
Layout
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Protein Synthesis: Transcription + Translation |
| |
| Phase 1: NUCLEUS |
| +---------------------------+ |
| | DNA: |||||||||||| | |
| | mRNA:==========→ | |
| +---------------------------+ |
| ↓ mRNA exits |
| Phase 2: CYTOPLASM |
| [Ribosome] reads [mRNA] |
| tRNA: [AA]→[AA]→[AA]→ ... protein chain |
| |
| DNA → mRNA → Protein |
+------------------------------------------------------+
Area Descriptions
- Upper half: nucleus with DNA and mRNA synthesis
- Lower half: cytoplasm with ribosome and growing protein chain
- Bottom: central dogma equation
Assets & Dependencies
- Fonts: LaTeX / sans-serif
- Manim version: ManimCE 0.19.1
Notes
- DNA strands: blue lines with colored base dots
- mRNA: orange strand with codon letters (UUU, AUG, GCA, etc.)
- Ribosome: two gray ellipses (large and small subunit)
- tRNA: green triangle/wedge shape with anticodon and amino acid on top
- Protein chain: colored circles connected by lines, one per codon
- Nucleus boundary: dashed circle