What is the difference between transcription and translation?

Transcription and translation are both part of protein synthesis; when we use the genetic code to make proteins. These words describe two different stages of the process:Transcription is when you use the genetic code of DNA, made from nucleotides, to make a copy of a gene which is free to travel out of the nucleus. This copy is called mRNA. An easy way to remember is 'scribe' means to 'write out', so the cell writes out a copy of the code to take it to a ribosome which means the cells DNA can stay in the nucleus.Translation is when the nucleotide code of the mRNA is read by a ribosome and literally translated into amino acids. Therefore the ribosome acts as an adapter between the two different biological molecules.