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Constructing a Protein Sentence © 2004 www.beaconlearningcenter.com Rev. 07.20.04
ANSWERS FOR CONSTRUCTING A PROTEIN LAB
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 1
DNA ATT CAA CAC ATC CAG CCA CAT
MRNA UAA GUU GUG UAG GUC GGU GUA
tRNA AUU CAA CAC AUC CAG CCA CAU
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DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 2
DNA GCT CCG AGA GGA GGC AGA GGG
mRNA CGA GGC UCU CCU CCG UCU CCC
tRNA GCU CCG AGA GGA GGC AGA GGG
Education is the door to the future
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 3
DNA CCC CCG GAA TGA TGC
mRNA GGG GGC CUU ACU ACG
tRNA CCC CCG GAA UGA UGC
Biology is all around you
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 4
DNA TTA CCG AGA TTC TTG TTT
mRNA AAU GGC UCU AAG AAC AAA
tRNA UUA CCG AGA UUC UUG UUU
DNA is the code for life
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DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 5
DNA TTA TCC TCG TGG TTG TTT
mRNA AAU AGG AGC ACC AAC AAA
tRNA UUA UCC UCG UGG UUG UUU
DNA must be read for life
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 6
DNA AAA AAC GAG TTG AAA CTG ACG
mRNA UUU UUG CUC AAC UUU GAC UGC
tRNA AAA AAC GAG UUG AAA CUG ACG
A gene codes for a specific protein
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 7
DNA GCA TGT CGG ACT ATA
mRNA CGU ACA GCC UGA UAU
tRNA GCA UGU CGG ACU AUA
Uracil replaces thymine in RNA
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 8
DNA AGC TAC TTA CTC ACC ATA
mRNA UCG AUG AAU GAG UGG UAU
tRNA AGC UAC UUA CUC ACC AUA
Transcription copies DNA into messenger RNA
Constructing a Protein Sentence © 2004 www.beaconlearningcenter.com Rev. 07.20.04
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 9
DNA GAC GTG ACC ATA GGC CCT AAA ACG
mRNA CUG CAC UGG UAU CCG GGA UUU UGC
tRNA GAC GUG ACC AUA GGC CCU AAA ACG
Translation reads messenger RNA to form a protein
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 10
DNA TTA CCG AGA TAT TCA CTT
mRNA AAU GGC UCU AUA AGU GAA
tRNA UUA CCG AGA UAU UCA CUU
DNA is the molecule of heredity
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 11
DNA CTA ATA ACA GTT GTC GGC AGA GCC
mRNA GAU UAU UGU CAA CAG CCG UCU CGG
tRNA CUA AUA ACA GUU GUC GGC AGA GCC
Transfer RNA carries amino acids to the ribosomes
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 12
DNA AAA AGG CCG GGT GAT AAT ACT TTA
mRNA UUU UCC GGC CCA CUA UUA UGA AAU
tRNA AAA AGG CCG GGU GAU AAU ACU UUA
A triplet is three sequential bases in DNA
Constructing a Protein Sentence © 2004 www.beaconlearningcenter.com Rev. 07.20.04
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 13
DNA AAA AGG GAG TTG ATT GTT GTA
mRNA UUU UCC CUC AAC UAA CAA CAU
tRNA AAA AGG GAG UUG AUU GUU GUA
A triplet codes for an amino acid
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 14
DNA TCT AAT CCT AGA ATG TCA AGA GCG
mRNA AGA UUA GGA UCU UAC AGU UCU CGC
tRNA UCU AAU CCU AGA AUG UCA AGA GCG
Nitrogen bases form the rungs of the ladder
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 15
DNA ACC ATA ACA AGA TAA TTC GGC AGA GCC
mRNA UGG UAU UGU UCU AUU AAG CCG UCU CGG
tRNA ACC AUA ACA AGA UAA UUC GGC AGA GCC
Messenger RNA carries the genetic code to the ribosome
DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 16
DNA
AGA AAG CGT TCA AGG ACT AGA ACC ATA CCG AGA CGC
mRNA
UCU UUC GCA AGU UCC UGA UCU UGG UAU GGC UCU GCG
tRNA
AGA AAG CGU UCA AGG ACU AGA ACC AUA CCG AGA CGC
The complementary sequence of triplets in the messenger RNA is the codon
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DNA TEMPLATE NUMBER 17
DNA
AAA CGT TCA GGT CGA ACT CTA ATA CCG ATT AGT
Mrna
UUU GCA AGU CCA GCU UGA GAU UAU GGC UAA UCA
tRNA
AAA CGU UCA GGU CGA ACU CUA AUA CCG AUU AGU
A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA is an anticodon
