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Genetic Code Activity
Name_____________________________
Date_________
Period____
Standards:
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BI4. a. Students know the general pathway by which ribosomes synthesize proteins,
using tRNAs to translate genetic information in mRNA.
 BI5. a. Students know the general structures and functions of DNA, RNA, and protein.
Objectives: SWBAT…
 Understand the general pathway by which ribosomes make proteins.
Resources:
 http://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAtranslation.html
 http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a3.html
 http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Codons.html
 http://openwetware.org/wiki/Codon_table
 http://web.expasy.org/translate/
RNA Codes for Twenty Amino Acids
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Using the mRNA triplet code units and the assigned English letter equivalents,
translate the following message:
AUG/AGA/GGU/AAA/UAA/AUG/CCU/UGG/UAA/AUG/UGU/CAU/AUG/U
AA/AUG/ACU/
GUU/AGA/AUG/UAA/AUG/GUU/AUU/UAA/AUG/GAU/CCU/AUU/AUG/U
AA!
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Now, using the mRNA triplet code units, write your own code message and send
it to another student to decode. You in turn need to translate a message from one
of your classmates.