And that's exactly why this region is known as the anticodon. And basically the anticodon is the region that binds to the codon and on our mRNA molecule. So if this is our tRNA molecule shown here in green, then the bottom of this tRNA molecule will contain the anticodon that will bind to our codon region. Now let's move on to the process of elongation, which is basically the second step in the process of translation in which we synthesize our protein. So once initiation actually takes place, once the ribosome complex is formed, and once our charged tRNA molecule that carries our methionine binds to the pside, the ribosome can then begin moving along our mRNA. But before the movement actually takes place, before this entire ribosome begins to slide along our mRNA molecule, another tRNA molecule must find the appropriate amino acid and bring it to the a side of our ribosome.