PERFORMANCE TASK 2: Decoding DNA Segment

Procedure:
1. Decoding the DNA sample in order to identify the sequence of amino acids. Use the amino acid identifier chart as
your reference.
2. Compare the sequence of amino acids (proteins) to the profile of the suspects and additional information given in
order to determine the corresponding traits.
3. Name the culprit using the data of information you got.
4. Using the pencil and crayons make a cartographic sketch of the suspect.

DECODING DNA SEGMENT

An intruder razed the science laboratory of a Junior High School. The school is in chaos. The school administrators and
teachers demanded to know the culprit. They have to identify the culprit and do it fast. They had three suspects namely
Rudy Tee, Von Go and Rambo Tan. As a forensic expert, your mission is to identify the intruder using the profile of the
suspects and other information taken from the laboratory:
THE PROFILE OF THE SUSPECTS: Additional Information:
1. Rudy Tee (Suspect 1) Below are the specific amino acid sequences for specific trait.
✓ Flunked physics class three times
1.Nose hair Sequence
✓ With long nose hair PHE-LYS
Short
✓ Oval eyes
Long LEU-LYS
✓ Full lips 2.Shape of eyes
✓ Attached ear lobe Oval VAL-ALA-ALA
✓ Straight hair Chinky VAL-ALA-VAL
2. Von Go (Suspect 2)
3.Lips
✓ His investigative project is about the potential
Full lips PHE-GLU-ALA
applications of nuclear fusion in generating energy.
Harelip PHE-LYS-ALA
✓ Short nose hair
4.Ear attachment
✓ Chinky eyes
Free earlobe THRE-TYR-SER
✓ Free earlobe
Attached LEU-ARG-GLY
✓ Curly hair
5.Type of hair
3. Rambo Tan (Suspect 3)
Straight LYS-GLU
✓ Suspended for a week by the Disciplinary
Wavy PHE-ALA
Committee for repeated tardiness.
Curly GLU-PHE
✓ Short nose hair
✓ Oval eyes
✓ Harelip
✓ Attached earlobe
✓ Wavy hair
The DNA CODE OF THE SUSPECT: A fresh DNA sample was obtained from the laboratory; believed to have been left
by the suspect. Using the DNA sequences, the following nucleotide sequence was obtained:
SUSPECT:
TAC-AAA-TTT-ATC-TAC-AAA-CTT-CGT-ATC-TAC-CAT-CGT-ATT-TAC-TGG-ATATCG-ATC-TAC-CTT-AAA-
ATC
Complete the data table below:
Characteristics and trait of the suspect based on the DNA code.

Name and draw the cartographic sketch of the suspect: