Proteinplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigProtein: a molecule that is formed by the translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Functions that proteins provide are what usually give organisms their phenotypes. translation: the process of using an mRNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigmessenger RNA (mRNA): an RNA molecule that codes for protein. as a template to synthesize a proteinplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigProtein: a molecule that is formed by the translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Functions that proteins provide are what usually give organisms their phenotypes. based on the genetic codeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGenetic code: the code that matches codons with specific amino acids. Since each codon is 3 nucleotides long (i.e., the genetic code is a triplet code) and there are 4 different RNA nucleotides (G, A, U, and C), the genetic code could in theory specify up to $4^3=64$ different amino acids. But since there are only 20 different, using ribosomesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigRibosome: a very large and complex enzyme formed from both protein and rRNA subunits. Its primary function is to catalyze translation..