Protein Synthesis Check-In

Write the sequence of mRNA bases that would be transcribed from the sequence of bases below:

TAC ACG CAA TTA

Use the space bar to separate your sequence into codons.

Use the genetic code chart provided above to translate your MRNA from Question 1 into an amino acid sequence to make a protein. Use the first 3 letters of each amino acid in your answer and separate each of your amino acids from the others with a space. Example: MET HIS PRO LEU STOP

Protein synthesis occurs in which order?

The process of copying a gene's DNA sequence into a sequence of RNA is called:

Which process is shown in the image below?

tRNA is involved in:

Use the image below to answer the following questions:

Hint: not ALL of the labels are used!

Put the steps of transcription and translation in the order that they occur in.

1. Amino acids are added together with peptide bonds to make a protein. Translation is complete.
2. mRNA connects to the ribosome and translation begins.
3. Transcription begins when DNA is "unzipped" beginning at a start codon.
4. Codons on the mRNA pair up with anti-codons on the tRNA, which brings in the correct amino acids.
5. RNA nucleotides match their bases to the bases on one of the DNA strands and a strand of mRNA is made.
6. The Stop codon is reached and mRNA leaves the nucleus with the copied strand of DNA.

Assign each of the characteristics below to either DNA or RNA.