Lab

Report for Biomolecules, DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis

Names: Regina Alvarez, Mariana De La Garza & Marcelo Patricio Isassi
Instructions:
Paste the pictures solicited as evidence of your understanding of the structures of DNA and RNA
molecules, and the processes of DNA replication and protein synthesis, then answer the
analysis questions. Each picture is worth 10 points, and each analysis question is worth 5.
Pictures
1. A DNA nucleotide
2. A strand of DNA consisting of 9 DNA nucleotides
3. A double stranded DNA molecules with 9 pairs of nucleotides that are complementary
based paired
4. A mRNA with 9 nucleotides derived from your original DNA strand
5. A tRNA with its anticodon and its corresponding amino acid
6. Your final protein

Analysis Questions
1. Compare the structures of DNA and RNA by filling in the chart:
RNA
DNA
Number of strands in the
molecule
Sugar present

2 stands

Only 1 stand of nucletoids

Thymine

Vanine

Nitrogen bases

Thymine, ulacicle, guanine

and adenine

Cytosine, Guanine and Adenine

2.

What is produced in transcription?

Produced in transcription is a copy of a gene with the help of an mRNA.

3.

What is produced in translation?

Produced in translation is where the protein is created

4.

If a DNA triplet code is TAC, what is the complementary code of mRNA?

The complementary code of mRNA us AUG

5.

If mRNA codons are AUG, GGU, CAG, what three anticodons of tRNA will attach?
It wil attach CCA, UAC and GUC

6.

What is the source of free amino acids in the cytoplasm?

Cellular organelles and transport mechanisms

7.

If the DNA analysis of a gene shows 20% adenine bases, what would be the percent of
thymine _________guanine ___________and uracil_______________
Thymine: 20%, Guanine: 30% & Uracil: 0%

8.

List by order of size the following: gene, cell, chromosome, atom, nucleus, base subunit,
nucleotides.
Atom, base subunit, nucletoid, gene, chromosones, nucleouse and cells.