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Date:
EQ: How does the genetic information flow?
Topic: The Central Dogma (From GENE to PROTEIN)
Video Questions:
1. DNA determines the characteristics (traits) that make who you are. Ex. Tone of
you skin, eye color.
2. How does genetic information flow? _____DNA  RNA  Protein________
3. DNA provides instructions for proteins.
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4. Where does DNA live? In the nucleus
5. In the story, what does a cookbook (recipe) represent? DNA instructions
6. In the story, what does a copy of the recipe represent? mRNA
7. In the story, what does a French toast represent? Product = protein
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8. DNA makes  ________RNA____ makes  ___proteins__
9. What are proteins made of? Amino Acids
10. What is another name for a protein? Polypeptide
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11. What is protein synthesis? Putting together amino acids into a protein
12. What is a gene? A section of DNA
13. What does each gene code for? One protein
A gene is expressed in two ways:
- DNA is transcribed to mRNA
- Then mRNA is translated into protein
Heritable
Traits
(Making DNA
visible)
DNA contains instructions
for building proteins
COOKBOOK
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Summary
Copy of the recipe (instructions)
Product = French Toast
Purpose of Transcription: Transfer the genetic information (instructions) from DNA
to RNA
Purpose of Translation: Use the copy of the code in RNA to put together theprotein