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Exit Ticket 1/20/22: Protein Synthesis

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Question 1

1.

DNA is found in all living things. Which component of the DNA holds the genetic information

Sugar 

Nitrogen Base 

Phosphate 

DNA does not hold genetic information 

Question 2

2.

DNA is found in all living things. How does the DNA in organisms differ?

Sugar in the DNA is different in different organisms 

The phosphate is different in different organism

The nitrogen base sequence is different in different organism

DNA is the same in all the organisms.

Question 3

3.

TRANSCRIBE this DNA strand into mRNA:
TAC GCA TTC GGA CAT

ATG  CGT  AAG  CCT  GTA

AUG  CGU  AAG  CCU  GUA

AUG  CGT  AAG  CCU  GTA

TAC  CGU  AAG  CCU  GUA

Question 4

4.

Translate the following mRNA codon sequence into the correct chain of amino acids using the codon chart above:

mRNA: AUG-GGU-ACG-UAC

MET-GLY-THR-TYR

MET-PHE-LEU-CYS

MET-GLY-THR-GLN

ILE-ARG-HIS-LOL

Question 5

5.

In your own words describe how protein synthesis is invovled in the exxpression of traits in an organism.
Watch this video to help you
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/firefly/