Name: ______________________________
Date: _____________________
Notes: Translation
What does DNA stand for?
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DNA is a polymer; what is its monomer?
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What does the sugar-phosphate backbone provide?
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What is on the inside of the DNA helix?
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How is information carried?
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Define gene:
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What do we call the complete set of DNA?
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What is the purpose of transcription?
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What has to happen to the DNA molecule before transcription can occur?
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What type of molecule copies information from DNA to RNA?
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Ser
The Types of RNA:
C
tRNA
C
A
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RNA
(mRNA)
ribosome
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RNA
(tRNA)
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RNA
(rRNA)
What does the mRNA attach to in the cytoplasm?
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What serves as a protein factory?
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The information in DNA is translated according to what?
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How large is a codon?
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Each codon is translated to what molecule?
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The Genetic Code is common to all
From the ________________________________________,
To the _______________________________________
What molecule base pairs with the mRNA?
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What does each tRNA deliver?
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What organelle directs translation?
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What do we call the polymer of amino acids?
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What happens to proteins in a Golgi body?
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What is important about gene expression?
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What does it mean for a gene to be expressed?
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What does it mean for a gene to be unexpressed?
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Describe what it means to splice an mRNA strand.
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What does splicing mRNA produce?
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mRNA splicing only occurs in what type of cells?
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What do scientists use to decode a section of mRNA?
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USING THE CODON CHART
What is one of the correct codons for each of the following amino acids?
Proline_________
Serine_________
Methionine_________
Arginine_________
Cysteine_________
Alanine________
Translate the following segments of mRNA into the correct amino acid
sequence.
5
CUGACCUACAUA
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5
AUGGGUUGAUUU
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What does a stop codon mean?
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