The process preceding formation of the peptide bond between the first two amino acids of a protein. This includes the formation of a complex of the ribosome, mRNA or circRNA, and an initiation complex that contains the first aminoacyl-tRNA.

translation initiation

GO:0006454, GO:0006440

biopolymerisation, protein synthesis initiation, biopolymerization

biological_process

GO:0006413

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

• translation

• formation of translation initiation ternary complex