Diagram showing the translation of mRNA and the synthesis of proteins by a ribosome. In molecular biology and genetics, translation is the process in which ribosomes in a cell's cytoplasm create proteins, following transcription of DNA to RNA in the cell's nucleus.
Clinically, the xiphoid process plays an important role as a bony anatomical landmark in the trunk and may be damaged by improperly administered CPR. The xiphoid process is located inferior to the body of the sternum.he xiphoid process is the smallest and most inferior region of the sternum, or breastbone.
Technically, the body of the sternum is called the breast bone, located below the manubrium. The xiphoid process is a small, smooth cartilagenous substance that petrifies by the time a person reaches 40 years of age. Humans possess 24 ribs, which come in pairs that are located on each side of the body.