MYP Biology: Transcription & Translation Practice NAME:Nora Kirsammer

1. Complete the DNA by filling in the missing base letters for the CODING (complementary) strand.

Non-
Coding A T G C C C T T T C A C T G T C G G G T A G T C C C T G A T T A C A G G T G A
Strand

Coding
T A C G G G A A A G T G A C A G C C C A T C A G G G A C T A A T G T C C A C T
Strand

2. Transcription
Transcribe the CODING STRAND of the DNA above by complementary base-pairing it with RNA nucleotides. Fill in the missing RNA base letters

mRNA A U G C C C U U U C A C U G U C G G G U A G U C C C U G A U U A C A G G U G A

Remember: in RNA Thymine (T) is NOT used. It is replaced with Uracil (U).

3. Translation
Identify the codons (groups of 3 RNA letters) and write the amino acid sequence using the

Codon Table, right 🡪

● Sequence of amino acids: (The first has been given)

MET P P H C A V V P A T A
R H I Y R A A R S Y R

● How many codons in the mRNA?

13
● How many amino acids in the protein?
12

ANSWER KEY
1. Complete Complete the DNA.

Sense A T G C C C T T T C A C T G T C G G G T A G T C C C T G A T T A C A G G T G A
Antisense
t a c g g g a a a g t g a c a g c c c a t c a g g g a c t a a t g t c c a c t
(COMPLEMENTARY)

1. Transcription (you are RNA polymerase)

mRNA A U G C C C U U U C A C U G U C G G G U A G U C C C U G A U U A C A G G U G A

Find start
codon:
MET pro phe his cys arg val val pro asp tyr arg STOP