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Steps of Protein Synthesis 1. DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) by an enzyme known as: RNA polymerase, which builds an RNA strand that is complimentary to the DNA strand. 2. Before translation can happen mRNA must move out of the nucleus and into the cytoplasm.

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Steps of Protein Synthesis

1. DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) by an enzyme known as:

RNA polymerase, which builds an RNA strand that is complimentary to the DNA strand.

2. Before translation can happen mRNA must move out of the nucleus and into the cytoplasm.

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Messenger RNA - mRNA

DNA’s “recipes” are transcribed by the enzyme ____ ____________ to make a molecule of mRNA.

mRNA is like a different language that the ribosome (protein building machine) can read.

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Messenger RNA - mRNA

The message of mRNA is carried in “codons”

A codon is a three base sequence that will code for an Amino Acid (the building block of a proteins.

Together the codons in the mRNA strand code for 1 protein, typically hundreds or thousands of Amino Acids

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DNA

DNA + DNA

mRNA

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DNA or RNA?

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Modeling Transcription

1. Build DNA molecule

2. Build mRNA molecule

LAB CHANGES*Only build 1 strand of DNA*Cut pipe cleaners into 4

pieces

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Transcription (the first part of Protein

Synthesis)

A type of RNA, called mRNA (messenger)

goes into the nucleus and copies the DNA

The next step is that mRNA moves from the

nucleus to the cytoplasm.

DNA – ATCG

mRNA - UAGC

Animation Link

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Any change in the DNA structure (specifically the order of nitrogen bases) is a mutation.

Mutations can be helpful, harmful, or neutral.

Helpful – can create diversity in a population

Harmful – can cause things like cancerNeutral – can have absolutely no effect at all

A mutagen is something that causes mutations in the DNA (for example: smoking, radiation from the sun etc)

Slooze Worm

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An insertion mutation is when a nitrogen base is added to the existing DNA

A deletion mutation is when a nitrogen base is subtracted from the DNA

A substitution mutation is when one nitrogen base is put in place of another.

If our DNA was AATTGGCC

An insertion would be AATTAGGCC

A deletion would be AATGGCC

A substitution would be AAATGGCC

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DNA Fingerprinting – technique used in criminal investigations.

DNA Fingerprinting takes the DNA out of a cell and separates it. This will allow investigators to

distinguish body cells of different individuals (since they are unlikely to have the same DNA)

Cloning – take the DNA out of one of

your cells then take the DNA out of a zygote (fertilized egg). Put the DNA from your cell into

the zygote.

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Genetic engineering is the process of moving genes from the chromosomes of one organism to those of another organism.

Recombinant DNA is formed by joining DNA

molecules.from two different organisms

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