Name Kajal Vaghasia

Per A2 Date

For each of the following sequences, fill in either the DNA, the mRNA sequence, the tRNA anticodons, or
the amino acid sequences that have been left blank. If several sequences might work choose any one.

1. DNA T A C T G A T CG A C C C CC AT A A T G A A A A T ___
C

mRNA A U G A C U A G C U G G G G G U A U U A C U U U U A G
UAC UGA UCG ACC CCC AUA AUG AAA AUC
tRNA ___
MET THR SER TRY GLY TYR TYR PHE STOP
AA ___

2. DNA T A C C G C T C C G C C G T C G A C A A T A C C A C T

mRNA AUG GCG AGG CGG CAG CUG UUA UGG UGA _

tRNA UAC CGC UCC GCC GUC GAC AAU ACC ACU _

AA MET ALA ARG ARG GLU LEU LEU TRY STOP _

3. DNA TAC CAC CCC CGT ATG GCT GGG AAT ATC__
AUG GUG GGG GCA UAC CGA CCC UUA UAG
mRNA __

tRNA U A C C A C C C C C G U A U G G C U G G G A A U A U C

AA MET VAL GLY ALA TYR ARG PRO LEU STOP __

4. DNA TAC TCT CCC AAA AAA TAC CAC CCC ATC

mRNA AUG AGA GGG UUU UUU AUG GUG GGG UAG

tRNA UAC UCU CCC AAA AAA UAC CAC CCC AUC

AA MET ARG GLY PHE PHE MET VAL GLY (STOP)

CTC ACA CTA CGC

5. DNA T A C A T G TTG GGG ATT

mRNA AUG GAG U G U G A U GCG UAC AAC CCC UAA

tRNA UAC C U C ACA CUA AGA AUG U U G GGG A U U

 AA MET Glu A CYS Asp A ALA TYR ASP PRO STOP

6. What are three differences between RNA and DNA?

1. DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded
2. DNA bases are A,T,C,G and RNA bases A,T,C,G,U
3. DNA sugar is deoxyribose and RNA sugar is ribose

7. Where is DNA found in the cell? Nucleus Where is RNA found in

the cell? cytoplasm

8. Name the three types of RNA and what they do.

mRNA --> carries the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
tRNA & rRNA --> involved in the process of ordering the amino
acids to make the protein.

9. Write an mRNA strand that is complementary to the DNA strand AATTGC. Circle a codon.

mRNA strand: UUAACG

Codon: AAC --> ASN

10. Explain protein synthesis (transcription and translation) in your own words.
transcription :the Synthesis of
RNA under the direction of
DNA, produces mRNA.
translation: the actual synthesis
of a polypeptide which occurs
under the direction of mRNA.
Occurs on the Ribosome.
Protein synthesis:
1. A section of DNA containing a gene is copied and a
messenger molecule called mRNA is formed.
2. The messenger molecule (mRNA) carries the DNA copy
to the cytoplasm.
3. The messenger molecule (mRNA) is fed through the
ribosome 3 bases at a time.
4. Transfer molecules called tRNA bring the correct AA
(amino acid) from the cytoplasm to the ribosome.
5. Transfer molecules (tRNA) drop amino acids (AA) off at
the ribosome.
6. The AA (amino acids) are linked together to form a long
protein chain.