1.The ribosome binds to mRNA at a specific area.
2.The ribosome starts matching tRNA anticodon sequences to the mRNA codon sequence.
3.Each time a new tRNA comes into the ribosome, the amino acid that it was carrying gets added to the elongating polypeptide chain.
4.The ribosome continues until it hits a stop sequence, then it releases the polypeptide and the mRNA.
5.The polypeptide forms into its native shape and starts acting as a functional protein in the cell.