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SICM Tuition Biology AS Protein Synthesis In the nucleus DNA is split by DNA helicase - as it is split, free nucleotides bind to the exposed bases of the NON-CODING STRAND (this is because it is complementary – it is the opposite of what will be on the tRNA – which is the actual amino acid) - this process is helped by RNA polymerase - the nucleotides join together to form mRNA (messenger RNA) - the DNA closes back together - the mRNA formed is then spliced: o in this process, the introns (which are NON-CODING) are removed o the exons (which are CODING) are kept Page 5 Page 5 SICM Tuition Biology AS In the cytoplasm the spliced mRNA then moves out of the nucleus via a nuclear pore - the mRNA goes to a ribosome - the first triplet code to be read is AUG. This codes for the start codon (methionine) - the codes on the mRNA are called codons - the ribosome can hold 2 triplet codes together… - the mRNA enters the ribosome and as it does so, tRNA (transfer RNA) comes and joins complementary bases to it. The complementary triplet bases on the tRNA are called anti-codons. - a tRNA molecule is made up of three bases at one end and an amino acid at the other end - many different tRNA molecules are present in the cytoplasm for this to occur - this continues and as it does, the amino acids line up (2 at a time – as each ribosome can hold 2 triple codes) and bond together by peptide bonds catalysed by the enzyme peptidyl transferase. - This continues until a stop codon is reached. The stop codons do not code for any amino acid, but stop the translation. - many amino acids make up a protein - the mRNA that moves along can simply be re-used again and again Translation animation Highly recommended….very nice way to put it all together http://www.maxanim.com/genetics/Protein%20Synthesis/Protein%20Synthesis.htm Page 6 SICM Tuition Biology AS A T G C T A base pairs A T G C T A sugar phosphate backbone A A T C G C G The enzyme DNA helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds between the cases causing the strands to separate (to unzip) from one end. One original molecule of DNA A T T A G T C T A G C T A T C G A A A T C T G G C C G G T C A G C Complementary bases join with hydrogen bonds and free nucleotides link up to for a new strand The exposed bases attract the complementary bases of free DNA nucleotides. (e.g. C will only attract G) A T G C T A original (old) DNA strand A T G C T A A T C G new strand Two exact copies of the original DNA molecule have been made A T C G The sequence of the bases is kept exactly the same due to specific base pairing Page 7 SICM Tuition Biology AS The Human Genome Project Ethical issues - A part of a DNA molecule which codes for a single polypeptide is called a gene. In humans, it is estimated that there are about 140 000 genes The total set of genes is called the genome The genome represents the genetic code for a particular organism The human genome project was a project to find out the FULL base sequence of the human genome There are about 3 billion bases in the human genome. The aim is to identify each human gene This was completed in 2003 gene testing: o can improve lives but has problems such as abortion issues possibility of cloning SYLLABUS CHECKLIST Unit 2.1.2 – Nucleic Acids Candidates should be able to: (a) state that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polynucleotide, usually double stranded, made up of nucleotides containing the bases adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) and guanine (G); (b) state that ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polynucleotide, usually single stranded, made up of nucleotides containing the bases adenine (A), uracil (U), cytosine (C) and guanine (G); (c) describe, with the aid of diagrams, how hydrogen bonding between complementary base pairs (A to T, G to C) on two antiparallel DNA polynucleotides leads to the formation of a DNA molecule, and how the twisting of DNA produces its ‘double-helix’ shape (HSW1); (d) outline, with the aid of diagrams, how DNA replicates semi-conservatively, with reference to the role of DNA polymerase; (e) state that a gene is a sequence of DNA nucleotides that codes for a polypeptide (HSW3); (f) outline the roles of DNA and RNA in living organisms (the concept of protein synthesis must be considered in outline only). Page 8