The translation process is very similar in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Although different elongation, initiation, and termination factors are used, the genetic code is generally identical.

This article provides a step by step account of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) translation and the molecular machinery involved in this process.

ABSTRACT: Bathypelagic ecosystems depend on prokaryotic heterotrophic biomass fuelled by vertical particulate organic matter (POM) fluxes, but very little information is available on the interactions ...