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Name _______________________________
Period _________
MASTERING PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
From this DNA, you have all the information you need to build protein.
5’ ATGGTTACAGTCTATTAGATGCTATTTCAACACCAATAA 3’
3’ TACCAATGTCAGATAATCTACGATAAAGTTGTGGTTATT 5’
mRNA (codons)
amino acids (use the codon chart in your book or notes)
CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
1. The RNA that decodes the mRNA is called? __________________________________________
2. How many proteins were made from this strand of DNA?________________________________
3. A protein is made of _____________________________________________________________
4. What is a codon? ________________________________________________________________
5. Where does protein synthesis occur?_________________________________________________
6. The RNA that has an anticodon is called _____________________________________________
7. What is the anticodon for methionine? _______________________________________________
8. What is the anticodon for CGA? ____________________________________________________
9. The process of making an exact copy of DNA is called __________________________________
10. The process of making mRNA is called ______________________________________________
11. The process of decoding mRNA is called _____________________________________________
12. What would happen to the protein if the 6th codon on mRNA changed from
a. UAG to UAA? ___________________________________________________________
b. UAG to UAU? ___________________________________________________________
13. A protein is made up of 100 amino acids. How many bases would the mRNA have? __________
14. DNA is made of units called _______________________________________________________