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Describe the role of DNA in protein synthesis DNA is found in the cells nucleus. It is part of the chromosome of the cell. DNA is the molecule that controls the making of protein. Protein is used for the growth of cells and organisms and also for the repair of cells. Protein is also used as an enzyme to speed up reactions in the body. Because of this DNA is able to control the whole organism. With out DNA and its ability to make protein the cells and eventually the whole organism would die because it would not be able to reproduce protein. Protein is made out of a long chain of amino acids. It is made in cytoplasm of the cells. Protein synthesis is dependant of the DNA being properly decoded. To start the process of protein synthesis a section of the DNA " unzips " exposes the base sequence on...

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